ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


JANUARY 2016


Date of Issue: 3 May 2016


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
20/1/201610:15Utility_Van, SemitrailerSide Swipe15262THE GAP - FRANCES , FRANCES
27/1/201609:03Bus, BusRear End15075O'BAHN NORTH EAST BUSWAY , PARADISE



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2013 to 2016
2013 2014 2015 2016
Month
January3512
February652
March523
April545
May534
June452
July513
August457
September252
October1042
November638
December335
Total584544




 

Serious Injury Crashes

JANUARY
2015
Year to Date
2015
JANUARY
2016
Year to Date
2016
Vehicles
Single Vehicle11--
Multiple Vehicles--22
Total1122
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury1122
Multiple Injuries----
Total1122





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during JANUARY 2016 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.