ROAD CRASH FATALITIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ROAD FATALITIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
JANUARY 2020
Date of Issue: 7 Feb 2020

KEY FACTS:

9 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2020, compared with 14 during 2019.

9 people have been killed to date in JANUARY 2020.

8 fatalities were males and 1 was female.

4 were motorcycle riders, 4 were vehicle occupants and 1 was a pedestrian.

To date in JANUARY 2020, there were 7 fatalities in the country and 2 in Adelaide.

Of the 8 fatal crashes to date in JANUARY 2020, 5 involved a single vehicle and 3 involved more than one vehicle.
7 crashes involved a single fatality and 1 involved multiple fatalities.

The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Semitrailer.

The 3 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Motorcycle/Tree, Motorcycle/Motorcycle/Tree, Motorcycle/Tree.

Fatalities - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020

(2015 - 2019)

Month

January 9 5 5 14 9

February 4 4 3 3

March 9 8 11 13

April 9 8 7 11

May 8 5 7 12

June 8 9 5 8

July 6 11 4 8

August 9 15 3 8

September 7 6 10 3

October 10 9 4 8

November 11 11 12 13

December 8 9 9 13

Total 98 100 80 114

		5 Year Average	2017	2018	2019	2020
		(2015 - 2019)
Month
	January	9	5	5	14	9
	February	4	4	3	3
	March	9	8	11	13
	April	9	8	7	11
	May	8	5	7	12
	June	8	9	5	8
	July	6	11	4	8
	August	9	15	3	8
	September	7	6	10	3
	October	10	9	4	8
	November	11	11	12	13
	December	8	9	9	13
Total	98	100	80	114

Fatalities - 2019/2020 Comparison

		JANUARY 2019	Year to Date 2019	JANUARY 2020	Year to Date 2020
Road User
	Driver	4	4	3	3
	Passenger	2	2	1	1
	Motorcyclist	3	3	4	4
	Pillion Passenger	-	-	-	-
	Bicyclist	1	1	-	-
	Pedestrian	4	4	1	1
Total	14	14	9	9
Age
	0-15	-	-	-	-
	16-19	3	3	-	-
	20-24	-	-	-	-
	25-29	1	1	2	2
	30-39	2	2	3	3
	40-49	1	1	-	-
	50-59	1	1	-	-
	60-69	1	1	2	2
	70+	5	5	2	2
	Not known	-	-	-	-
Total	14	14	9	9
Sex
	Male	8	8	8	8
	Female	6	6	1	1
	Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total	14	14	9	9
Location
	Adelaide	10	10	2	2
	Country	4	4	7	7
Total	14	14	9	9

		Driver	Pass- enger	Motor- cyclist	Pillion Passenger	Bicy- clist	Pedes- trian	Total
Ages
	0-15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	16-19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	20-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	25-29	1	-	1	-	-	-	2
	30-39	1	-	2	-	-	-	3
	40-49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	50-59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	60-69	1	-	1	-	-	-	2
	70+	-	1	-	-	-	1	2
	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	3	1	4	-	-	1	9
Sex
	Male	3	1	4	-	-	-	8
	Female	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
	Total	3	1	4	-	-	1	9
Location
	Adelaide	-	1	-	-	-	1	2
	Country	3	-	4	-	-	-	7
	Total	3	1	4	-	-	1	9

JANUARY
2019 Year to Date
2019 JANUARY
2020 Year to Date
2020

Road User

Driver 4 4 3 3

Passenger 2 2 1 1

Motorcyclist 3 3 4 4

Pillion Passenger - - - -

Bicyclist 1 1 - -

Pedestrian 4 4 1 1

Total 14 14 9 9

Age

0-15 - - - -

16-19 3 3 - -

20-24 - - - -

25-29 1 1 2 2

30-39 2 2 3 3

40-49 1 1 - -

50-59 1 1 - -

60-69 1 1 2 2

70+ 5 5 2 2

Not known - - - -

Total 14 14 9 9

Sex

Male 8 8 8 8

Female 6 6 1 1

Unknown - - - -

Total 14 14 9 9

Location

Adelaide 10 10 2 2

Country 4 4 7 7

Total 14 14 9 9

Fatalities - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger Motor-
cyclist Pillion
Passenger Bicy-
clist Pedes-
trian Total

Ages

0-15 - - - - - - -

16-19 - - - - - - -

20-24 - - - - - - -

25-29 1 - 1 - - - 2

30-39 1 - 2 - - - 3

40-49 - - - - - - -

50-59 - - - - - - -

60-69 1 - 1 - - - 2

70+ - 1 - - - 1 2

Unknown - - - - - - -

Total 3 1 4 - - 1 9

Sex

Male 3 1 4 - - - 8

Female - - - - - 1 1

Total 3 1 4 - - 1 9

Location

Adelaide - 1 - - - 1 2

Country 3 - 4 - - - 7

Total 3 1 4 - - 1 9

Fatal Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

JANUARY
2019 Year to Date
2019 JANUARY
2020 Year to Date
2020

Location

Adelaide 10 10 2 2

Country 4 4 6 6

Total 14 14 8 8

Vehicles

Single Vehicle 7 7 5 5

Multiple Vehicle 7 7 3 3

Total 14 14 8 8

Fatal Crashes

Single Fatality 14 14 7 7

Multiple Fatalities - - 1 1

Total 14 14 8 8

Vehicles Type Involved

Articulated Truck 4 4 1 1

Rigid Truck 1 1 - -

Bus 1 1 - -

Utility 1 1 - -

4WD - - - -

Car 10 10 7 7

Motorcycle 3 3 4 4

Bicycle 1 1 - -

Total Vehicles Involved 21 21 12 12

Fatal Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total

Vehicles

Single Vehicle 2 3 5

Multiple Vehicle - 3 3

Total 2 6 8

Fatalities

Single Fatality 2 5 7

Multiple Fatalities - 1 1

Total 2 6 8

Explanatory Notes

Figures relating to the current year are provisional and are subject to revision when detailed Crash Reports are finalised.

Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au

A road fatality occurs if a road crash results in the death, within 30 days, 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" refers to the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division.

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

		Adelaide	Country	Total
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	2	3	5
	Multiple Vehicle	-	3	3
Total		2	6	8
Fatalities
	Single Fatality	2	5	7
	Multiple Fatalities	-	1	1
Total		2	6	8

ROAD FATALITIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

JANUARY 2020

Date of Issue: 7 Feb 2020

KEY FACTS:

Fatalities - 2017 to 2020

Fatalities - 2019/2020 Comparison

Fatalities - 2020 Year to Date

Fatal Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

Fatal Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Explanatory Notes

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