ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


SEPTEMBER 2017


Date of Issue: 4 Dec 2017


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
05/9/201704:45Semitrailer, SemitrailerHead On15357BLANCHETOWN - SWAN REACH , PAISLEY
25/9/201710:02Car Sedan, TruckHead On15291MOUNT GAMBIER - PORT MACDONNELL , MOUNT SCHANK



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2014 to 2017
2014 2015 2016 2017
Month
January5125
February5233
March2344
April4533
May3463
June5255
July1333
August5716
September5242
October424
November386
December354
Total454445




 

Serious Injury Crashes

SEPTEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
SEPTEMBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
Vehicles
Single Vehicle16-5
Multiple Vehicles319223
Total425228
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury421222
Multiple Injuries-4-6
Total425228





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during SEPTEMBER 2017 together with comparable figures for some earlier periods. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and may be subject to revision.
  2. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the statistics in the publication in light of the size of the numbers and the short time period involved.
  1. A serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the road crash.
  2. A serious injury crash is any road crash which results in one or more serious injuries.
  3. In this publication, "Adelaide" refers to the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division.
  4. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to Safe Systems and Crash Investigations Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Safety Strategy Unit.