AUGUST 2020


Date of Issue: 25 Sep 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 63 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2020, compared with 77 during 2019.


  • 6 people have been killed to date in AUGUST 2020.


  • 3 fatalities were males and 3 were females.


  • 3 were vehicle occupants, 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a motorcycle rider.


  • To date in AUGUST 2020, there were 3 fatalities in the country and 3 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 5 fatal crashes to date in AUGUST 2020, 4 involved a single vehicle and 1 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 4 crashes involved a single fatality and 1 involved multiple fatalities.


  • The 2 heavy vehicle fatal crashes involved Pedestrian on Road/Bdouble, Car Sedan/Car Sedan/Truck.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Utility/Pedestrian on Road.


  • The motorcycle fatal crash involved Motorcycle/Other Fixed.



Fatalities - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January955148
February44338
March98111314
April987117
May857127
June89582
July6114811
August915386
September76103
October10948
November11111213
December89913
Total9810080114


 

Fatalities - 2019/2020 Comparison

AUGUST
2019
Year to Date
2019
AUGUST
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver339229
Passenger27111
Motorcyclist114113
Pillion Passenger---2
Bicyclist-2-1
Pedestrian21527
Total877663
Age
0-15-2-2
16-19-518
20-242818
25-292628
30-39212-9
40-49-11-8
50-5918-5
60-6916-5
70+-19210
Not known----
Total877663
Sex
Male656346
Female221317
Unknown----
Total877663
Location
Adelaide429324
Country448339
Total877663



Fatalities - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-2----2
16-19-151-18
20-244211--8
25-295-1--28
30-39414---9
40-4941--128
50-59211--15
60-69311---5
70+72---110
Unknown-------
Total29111321763
Sex
Male236131-346
Female65-11417
Total29111321763
Location
Adelaide11461-224
Country187711539
Total29111321763

 

Fatal Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

AUGUST
2019
Year to Date
2019
AUGUST
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide429322
Country345235
Total774557
Vehicles
Single Vehicle441431
Multiple Vehicle333126
Total774557
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality671451
Multiple Fatalities1316
Total774557
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck21714
Rigid Truck2313
Bus-2-1
Utility111114
4WD----
Car459349
Motorcycle115115
Bicycle-4-1
Total Vehicles Involved10111787



Fatal Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle102131
Multiple Vehicle121426
Total223557
Fatalities
Single Fatality203151
Multiple Fatalities246
Total223557




Explanatory Notes
  1. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and are subject to revision when detailed Crash Reports are finalised.
  2. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au
  1. A road fatality occurs if a road crash results in the death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash.
  2. A fatal crash is any road crash which results in one or more fatalities.
  3. In this publication, "Adelaide" refers to the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division.


Report also available on the TZT website - http://www.towardszerotogether.sa.gov.au/road_crash_facts