ROAD FATALITIES INVOLVING HEAVY VEHICLES
IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

DECEMBER 2015

Date of Issue: 6 Jan 2016

Heavy Vehicle Fatalities - 2012 to 2015
		2012	2013	2014	2015
Month
	January	1	2	4	7
	February	1	1	0	0
	March	4	3	3	0
	April	2	1	1	1
	May	1	0	1	1
	June	1	5	5	2
	July	1	0	2	0
	August	0	0	3	2
	September	1	0	0	1
	October	0	0	2	2
	November	4	1	3	0
	December	2	2	4	3
Total		18	15	28	19

		DECEMBER 2014	Year to Date 2014	DECEMBER 2015	Year to Date 2015
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	-	4	-	1
	Multiple Vehicle	1	17	3	14
Total		1	21	3	15
Fatalities
	Single Fatality	-	16	3	12
	Multiple Fatalities	1	5	-	3
Total		1	21	3	15

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Explanatory Notes

This publication contains details of the number of road fatalities and road fatal crashes involving Heavy Vehicles: (Rigid trucks >4.5 tons, Articulated Semi trailers, B-doubles, Buses & other definded motor vehicles) that occurred in South Australia during DECEMBER 2015 together with comparable figures for some earlier periods. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and may be subject to revision. 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.

A fatal road crash occurs if a road crash results in the death of any person involved in the crash. A fatal crash is any road crash which results in one or more fatalities. In this publication, "Adelaide" means the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to Safe Systems & Crash Investigation Unit on (08) 8343 2854.Safety Strategy Section.