MARCH 2021


Date of Issue: 3 May 2021


KEY FACTS:
  • 32 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2021, compared with 30 during 2020.


  • 15 people have been killed to date in MARCH 2021.


  • 12 fatalities were males and 3 were females.


  • 11 were vehicle occupants, 3 were motorcycle riders and 1 was a pedestrian.


  • To date in MARCH 2021, there were 10 fatalities in the country and 5 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 13 fatal crashes to date in MARCH 2021, 9 involved a single vehicle and 4 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 11 crashes involved a single fatality and 2 involved multiple fatalities.


  • The 2 heavy vehicle fatal crashes involved Pedestrian on Road/Bdouble, Utility/Bdouble.


  • The 5 utility_van fatal crashes involved Utility/Bdouble, Panel Van, Utility/Tree, Utility/Tree, Utility.


  • The 3 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Station Wagon/Motorcycle, Motorcycle/Tree, Motorcycle/Other Fixed.



Fatalities - 2018 to 2021

5 Year Average 2018 2019 2020 2021
(2016 - 2020)
Month
January851488
February43389
March1111131415
April97117
May87127
June6582
July74810
August7385
September61033
October8487
November12121314
December99138
Total958011493


 

Fatalities - 2020/2021 Comparison

MARCH
2020
Year to Date
2020
MARCH
2021
Year to Date
2021
Road User
Driver813816
Passenger3434
Motorcyclist2738
Pillion Passenger11--
Bicyclist-1-1
Pedestrian-413
Total14301532
Age
0-1511-1
16-19-114
20-244534
25-29-3-1
30-392613
40-493511
50-592346
60-691259
70+14-3
Not known----
Total14301532
Sex
Male11231227
Female3735
Unknown----
Total14301532
Location
Adelaide58514
Country9221018
Total14301532



Fatalities - 2021 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-----11
16-19211---4
20-24211---4
25-29--1---1
30-391-2---3
40-49--1---1
50-59411---6
60-69511-119
70+2----13
Unknown-------
Total1648-1332
Sex
Male1418-1327
Female23----5
Total1648-1332
Location
Adelaide425-1214
Country1223--118
Total1648-1332

 

Fatal Crashes - 2020/2021 Comparison

MARCH
2020
Year to Date
2020
MARCH
2021
Year to Date
2021
Location
Adelaide58514
Country920816
Total14281330
Vehicles
Single Vehicle917920
Multiple Vehicle511410
Total14281330
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality14261128
Multiple Fatalities-222
Total14281330
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-122
Rigid Truck----
Bus-1-2
Utility4459
4WD----
Car1124819
Motorcycle4939
Bicycle-1-1
Total Vehicles Involved19401842



Fatal Crashes - 2021 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle61420
Multiple Vehicle8210
Total141630
Fatalities
Single Fatality141428
Multiple Fatalities-22
Total141630




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 DIT.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