APRIL 2020


Date of Issue: 20 May 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 37 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2020, compared with 41 during 2019.


  • 7 people have been killed to date in APRIL 2020.


  • 3 fatalities were males and 4 were females.


  • 6 were vehicle occupants and 1 was a pedestrian.


  • To date in APRIL 2020, there were 3 fatalities in the country and 4 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 6 fatal crashes to date in APRIL 2020, 3 involved a single vehicle and 3 involved more than one vehicle.

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


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Semitrailer/Railway Vehicle.


  • The 4 utility_van fatal crashes involved Utility/Pedestrian on Road, Utility/Tree, Car Sedan/Utility, Car Sedan/Station Wagon/Utility/Tree/Other Fixed.



Fatalities - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January955148
February44338
March98111314
April987117
May85712
June8958
July61148
August91538
September76103
October10948
November11111213
December89913
Total9810080114


 

Fatalities - 2019/2020 Comparison

APRIL
2019
Year to Date
2019
APRIL
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver919417
Passenger-426
Motorcyclist19-7
Pillion Passenger---1
Bicyclist12-1
Pedestrian-715
Total1141737
Age
0-15---1
16-19-3-1
20-2412-5
25-29-114
30-3947-6
40-491916
50-591425
60-691524
70+31015
Not known----
Total1141737
Sex
Male927326
Female214411
Unknown----
Total1141737
Location
Adelaide119412
Country1022325
Total1141737



Fatalities - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-1----1
16-19--1---1
20-2431-1--5
25-292-1--14
30-393-3---6
40-4921--126
50-59211--15
60-69211---4
70+31---15
Unknown-------
Total176711537
Sex
Male1437--226
Female33-11311
Total176711537
Location
Adelaide542--112
Country122511425
Total176711537

 

Fatal Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

APRIL
2019
Year to Date
2019
APRIL
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide119311
Country920323
Total1039634
Vehicles
Single Vehicle419320
Multiple Vehicle620314
Total1039634
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality937531
Multiple Fatalities1213
Total1039634
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck71412
Rigid Truck-1--
Bus-2-1
Utility2548
4WD----
Car526428
Motorcycle19-9
Bicycle12-1
Total Vehicles Involved1659949



Fatal Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle41620
Multiple Vehicle7714
Total112334
Fatalities
Single Fatality102131
Multiple Fatalities123
Total112334




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