APRIL 2014

Date of Issue: 1 May 2014

KEY FACTS:
  • 31 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2014, compared with 35 during 2013.


  • 6 people have been killed to date in APRIL 2014.


  • 5 fatalities were males and 1 was female.


  • 3 were vehicle occupants, 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.


  • To date in APRIL 2014, there were 4 fatalities in the country and 2 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 5 fatal crashes to date in APRIL 2014, 2 involved a single vehicle and 3 involved more than one vehicle.

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


  • The 2 heavy vehicle fatal crashes involved Pedestrian on Road/Bdouble, Station Wagon/Bdouble.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Utility_Van.


Fatalities - 2011 to 2014

5 Year Average 2011 2012 2013 2014
(2009 - 2013)
Month
January11126108
February99945
March117101712
April9121146
May111155
June1011713
July77511
August8899
September6683
October7756
November9689
December87117
Total1061039498















Fatalities - 2013/2014 Comparison

APRIL
2013		 Year to Date
2013		 APRIL
2014		 Year to Date
2014
Road User
Driver113214
Passenger-816
Motorcyclist17-2
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist-114
Pedestrian2625
Total435631
Age
0-15-3-2
16-19-1-2
20-24-813
25-29-413
30-391414
40-4937110
50-59-3--
60-69--14
70+-513
Not known----
Total435631
Sex
Male427525
Female-816
Unknown----
Total435631
Location
Adelaide214211
Country221417
Total435631


Fatalities - 2014 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-15-2----2
16-1911----2
20-243-----3
25-2921----3
30-3921--1-4
40-49512-2-10
50-59-------
60-691---124
70+-----33
Unknown-------
Total1462-4531
Sex
Male1252-3325
Female21--126
Total1462-4531
Location
Adelaide2-1-3511
Country961-1-17
Total1462-4531

 

Fatal Crashes - 2013/2014 Comparison

APRIL
2013		 Year to Date
2013		 APRIL
2014		 Year to Date
2014
Location
Adelaide212211
Country219314
Total431528
Vehicles
Single Vehicle220218
Multiple Vehicle211310
Total431528
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality427425
Multiple Fatalities-413
Total431528
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-325
Rigid Truck13-2
Bus----
Utility1716
4WD----
Car321419
Motorcycle17-2
Bicycle-114
Total Vehicles Involved642838


Fatal Crashes - 2014 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle8718
Multiple Vehicle3710
Total111428
Fatalities
Single Fatality111125
Multiple Fatalities-33
Total111428



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 Road Crash Information Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Transport Information Management Section.
  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" means the Adelaide Statistical Division.

Report also available on the TSA web site - http:www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/road/road_use/roadcrash.asp