ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


JULY 2018


Date of Issue: 8 Jan 2019


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
06/7/201817:30Truck, Pedestrian on RoadHit Pedestrian15062CROSS ROAD, KINGSWOOD
12/7/201812:45Bus, Pedal CycleSide Swipe15038MARION ROAD, PLYMPTON



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2015 to 2018
2015 2016 2017 2018
Month
January1262
February2332
March3476
April5343
May4643
June2563
July3332
August717
September242
October241
November862
December541
Total444546




 

Serious Injury Crashes

JULY
2017
Year to Date
2017
JULY
2018
Year to Date
2018
Vehicles
Single Vehicle-315
Multiple Vehicles223114
Total226219
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury119218
Multiple Injuries17-1
Total226219





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during JULY 2018 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 person who sustains injuries and is admitted to hospital for a minimum period of an overnight stay as a result of a road crash and who does not die as a result of those injuries within 30 days of the 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 Investigation Unit at DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au, Safety Strategy Section.