ROAD FATALITIES INVOLVING HEAVY VEHICLES
IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


APRIL 2019


Date of Issue: 6 Jun 2019


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Fatalities
Post
code
Road
12/4/201913:15Car Sedan, SemitrailerHead On15309LOXTON - MURRAY BRIDGE ,
19/4/201900:57Bdouble, BdoubleHead On25700PT AUGUSTA - PT WAKEFIELD ,
26/4/201917:00Car Sedan, SemitrailerHead On15265DUKES HIGHWAY,
27/4/201904:28Panel Van, BdoubleRear End15253SOUTH EAST / PRINCES HIGHWAY,
6/4/201902:27Semitrailer, BdoubleRear End15254SOUTH EAST / PRINCES HIGHWAY,

Heavy Vehicle Fatalities - 2016 to 2019
2016 2017 2018 2019
Month
January0116
February1101
March3134
April5126
May300
June110
July131
August100
September000
October310
November221
December102
Total211110








 

Fatal Crashes

APRIL
2018
Year to Date
2018
APRIL
2019
Year to Date
2019
Vehicles
Single Vehicle11-4
Multiple Vehicle15512
Total26516
Fatalities
Single Fatality26415
Multiple Fatalities--11
Total26516





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of road fatalities and road fatal crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during APRIL 2019 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 fatal road crash occurs if a road crash results in the death 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.
  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.