ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


FEBRUARY 2018


Date of Issue: 16 Nov 2018


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
23/2/201816:40Truck, Other FixedHit Fixed Object15271BORDERTOWN - NARACOORTE , KEPPOCH
28/2/201812:35Car Sedan, TruckRight Angle15084CHURCHILL ROAD, KILBURN



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2015 to 2018
2015 2016 2017 2018
Month
January1262
February2332
March347
April534
May464
June256
July333
August717
September242
October241
November862
December541
Total444546




 

Serious Injury Crashes

FEBRUARY
2017
Year to Date
2017
FEBRUARY
2018
Year to Date
2018
Vehicles
Single Vehicle1112
Multiple Vehicles2712
Total3824
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury3724
Multiple Injuries-1--
Total3824





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during FEBRUARY 2018 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 person who sustains injuries and is admitted to hospital for a minimum period of an overnight stay as a result of a road crash and who does not die as a result of those injuries within 30 days of 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.
  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.