JANUARY 2020


Date of Issue: 7 Feb 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 9 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2020, compared with 14 during 2019.


  • 9 people have been killed to date in JANUARY 2020.


  • 8 fatalities were males and 1 was female.


  • 4 were motorcycle riders, 4 were vehicle occupants and 1 was a pedestrian.


  • To date in JANUARY 2020, there were 7 fatalities in the country and 2 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 8 fatal crashes to date in JANUARY 2020, 5 involved a single vehicle and 3 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 7 crashes involved a single fatality and 1 involved multiple fatalities.


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Semitrailer.


  • The 3 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Motorcycle/Tree, Motorcycle/Motorcycle/Tree, Motorcycle/Tree.



Fatalities - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January955149
February4433
March981113
April98711
May85712
June8958
July61148
August91538
September76103
October10948
November11111213
December89913
Total9810080114


 

Fatalities - 2019/2020 Comparison

JANUARY
2019
Year to Date
2019
JANUARY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver4433
Passenger2211
Motorcyclist3344
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist11--
Pedestrian4411
Total141499
Age
0-15----
16-1933--
20-24----
25-291122
30-392233
40-4911--
50-5911--
60-691122
70+5522
Not known----
Total141499
Sex
Male8888
Female6611
Unknown----
Total141499
Location
Adelaide101022
Country4477
Total141499



Fatalities - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-------
16-19-------
20-24-------
25-291-1---2
30-391-2---3
40-49-------
50-59-------
60-691-1---2
70+-1---12
Unknown-------
Total314--19
Sex
Male314---8
Female-----11
Total314--19
Location
Adelaide-1---12
Country3-4---7
Total314--19

 

Fatal Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

JANUARY
2019
Year to Date
2019
JANUARY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide101022
Country4466
Total141488
Vehicles
Single Vehicle7755
Multiple Vehicle7733
Total141488
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality141477
Multiple Fatalities--11
Total141488
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck4411
Rigid Truck11--
Bus11--
Utility11--
4WD----
Car101077
Motorcycle3344
Bicycle11--
Total Vehicles Involved21211212



Fatal Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle235
Multiple Vehicle-33
Total268
Fatalities
Single Fatality257
Multiple Fatalities-11
Total268




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