JUNE 2021


Date of Issue: 20 Jan 2022


KEY FACTS:
  • 411 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2021, compared with 337 during 2020.


  • 69 people have been seriously injured in JUNE 2021.


  • 48 serious injuries were males and 21 were females.


  • 37 were vehicle occupants, 15 were motorcycle riders, 9 were bicycle or e-scooter riders and 8 were pedestrians.


  • In JUNE 2021, there were 28 serious injuries in the country and 41 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 60 serious injury crashes in JUNE 2021, 36 involved a single vehicle and 24 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 57 crashes involved a single serious injury and 3 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2018 to 2021

5 Year Average 2018 2019 2020 2021
(2016 - 2020)
Month
January5442546167
February4937497487
March7260827276
April5559524049
May5842724363
June5448644769
July55446063
August58588249
September55576852
October58437558
November56348579
December63529077
Total687576833715




 

Serious Injuries - 2020/2021 Comparison

JUNE
2020
Year to Date
2020
JUNE
2021
Year to Date
2021
Road User
Driver2614830160
Passenger742757
Motorcyclist9871594
Pillion Passenger-1-2
Bicyclist235960
Pedestrian324838
Total4733769411
Age
0-15114110
16-19730342
20-24641846
25-29334647
30-39746743
40-495441161
50-595511067
60-697341353
70+541940
Not known1212
Total4733769411
Sex
Male3123248277
Female1610521134
Unknown----
Total4733769411
Location
Adelaide3522241293
Country1211528118
Total4733769411



Serious Injuries - 2021 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-6--2210
16-1921109--242
20-24249415346
25-292388-3547
30-391651216343
40-4925418-9561
50-5916226-19467
60-6915615-15253
70+2062-11140
Unknown-1---12
Total160579426038411
Sex
Male97298814814277
Female6328611224134
Total160579426038411
Location
Adelaide102356925332293
Country582225-76118
Total160579426038411

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2020/2021 Comparison

JUNE
2020
Year to Date
2020
JUNE
2021
Year to Date
2021
Location
Adelaide3019739256
Country12982194
Total4229560350
Vehicles
Single Vehicle2515236183
Multiple Vehicles1714324167
Total4229560350
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury4027557321
Multiple Injuries220329
Total4229560350
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck16-10
Rigid Truck-514
Bus-311
Utility2461154
Car4728748304
Motorcycle9851599
Bicycle2351059
Total Vehicles Involved6146786531



Serious Injury Crashes - 2021 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle12162183
Multiple Vehicles13532167
Total25694350
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury23883321
Multiple Injuries181129
Total25694350




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 serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the 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.


Report also available on the TZT website - http://www.towardszerotogether.sa.gov.au/road_crash_facts