FEBRUARY 2020


Date of Issue: 19 Mar 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 18 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2020, compared with 17 during 2019.


  • 10 people have been killed to date in FEBRUARY 2020.


  • 6 fatalities were males and 4 were females.


  • 5 were vehicle occupants, 3 were pedestrians, 1 was a bicycle or e-scooter rider and 1 was a motorcycle rider.


  • To date in FEBRUARY 2020, there were 9 fatalities in the country and 1 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 8 fatal crashes to date in FEBRUARY 2020, 4 involved a single vehicle and 4 involved more than one vehicle.

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


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Station Wagon/Bus.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Utility/Railway Vehicle.


  • The motorcycle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Motorcycle.



Fatalities - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January955148
February443310
March981113
April98711
May85712
June8958
July61148
August91538
September76103
October10948
November11111213
December89913
Total9810080114


 

Fatalities - 2019/2020 Comparison

FEBRUARY
2019
Year to Date
2019
FEBRUARY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver-446
Passenger-212
Motorcyclist2515
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist-111
Pedestrian1534
Total3171018
Age
0-15----
16-19-311
20-241111
25-29-113
30-39-214
40-491222
50-59-111
60-691212
70+-524
Not known----
Total3171018
Sex
Male311613
Female-645
Unknown----
Total3171018
Location
Adelaide21213
Country15915
Total3171018



Fatalities - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-------
16-19--1---1
20-241-----1
25-291-1--13
30-392-2---4
40-49----112
50-59-----11
60-69-11---2
70+21---14
Unknown-------
Total625-1418
Sex
Male515--213
Female11--125
Total625-1418
Location
Adelaide-11--13
Country614-1315
Total625-1418

 

Fatal Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

FEBRUARY
2019
Year to Date
2019
FEBRUARY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide21213
Country15712
Total317815
Vehicles
Single Vehicle31048
Multiple Vehicle-747
Total317815
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality317612
Multiple Fatalities--23
Total317815
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-4-1
Rigid Truck-1--
Bus-111
Utility-111
4WD----
Car111713
Motorcycle2515
Bicycle-111
Total Vehicles Involved3241122



Fatal Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle268
Multiple Vehicle167
Total31215
Fatalities
Single Fatality3912
Multiple Fatalities-33
Total31215




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