DECEMBER 2021


Date of Issue: 20 Jan 2022


KEY FACTS:
  • 99 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2021, compared with 93 during 2020.


  • 7 people have been killed to date in DECEMBER 2021.


  • 5 fatalities were males and 2 were females.


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


  • To date in DECEMBER 2021, there were 6 fatalities in the country and 1 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 7 fatal crashes to date in DECEMBER 2021, 6 involved a single vehicle and 1 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 7 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Bdouble.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Utility.


  • The motorcycle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Motorcycle.



Fatalities - 2018 to 2021

5 Year Average 2018 2019 2020 2021
(2016 - 2020)
Month
January851488
February43389
March1111131414
April971178
May871275
June65828
July748109
August73854
September610338
October848710
November121213149
December991387
Total95801149399


 

Fatalities - 2020/2021 Comparison

DECEMBER
2020
Year to Date
2020
DECEMBER
2021
Year to Date
2021
Road User
Driver447446
Passenger-15-16
Motorcyclist219-17
Pillion Passenger-211
Bicyclist12-5
Pedestrian18214
Total893799
Age
0-15-2-3
16-19111-9
20-24113110
25-29-814
30-39317313
40-49-9-6
50-59-9117
60-69-6119
70+318-18
Not known----
Total893799
Sex
Male667575
Female226224
Unknown----
Total893799
Location
Adelaide438140
Country455659
Total893799



Fatalities - 2021 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-1---23
16-19414---9
20-24621--110
25-291-1--24
30-39533--213
40-493-1-116
50-591033-1-17
60-6974312219
70+1021-1418
Unknown-------
Total461617151499
Sex
Male40717-3875
Female69-12624
Total461617151499
Location
Adelaide11411-31140
Country3512612359
Total461617151499

 

Fatal Crashes - 2020/2021 Comparison

DECEMBER
2020
Year to Date
2020
DECEMBER
2021
Year to Date
2021
Location
Adelaide436140
Country449654
Total885794
Vehicles
Single Vehicle548665
Multiple Vehicle337129
Total885794
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality878789
Multiple Fatalities-7-5
Total885794
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck1519
Rigid Truck-4-4
Bus-2-3
Utility-17125
4WD----
Car774562
Motorcycle221119
Bicycle12-5
Total Vehicles Involved111258127



Fatal Crashes - 2021 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle244165
Multiple Vehicle161329
Total405494
Fatalities
Single Fatality404989
Multiple Fatalities-55
Total405494




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