DECEMBER 2016


Date of Issue: 3 Jan 2017


KEY FACTS:
  • 87 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2016, compared with 102 during 2015.


  • 6 people have been killed to date in DECEMBER 2016.


  • 5 fatalities were males and 1 was female.


  • 5 were vehicle occupants and 1 was a motorcycle rider.


  • To date in DECEMBER 2016, there were 5 fatalities in the country and 1 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 6 fatal crashes to date in DECEMBER 2016, 5 involved a single vehicle and 1 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 6 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Bdouble.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Utility.


  • The motorcycle fatal crash involved Motorcycle/Tree.



Fatalities - 2013 to 2016

5 Year Average 2013 2014 2015 2016
(2011 - 2015)
Month
January10108137
February64544
March10171238
April845910
May75788
June10136117
July711944
August998116
September731177
October9691910
November888810
December1072056
Total1019710810287


 

Fatalities - 2015/2016 Comparison

DECEMBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
DECEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
Road User
Driver452542
Passenger-17-23
Motorcyclist-1118
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist-4-5
Pedestrian118-9
Total5102687
Age
0-15-5-5
16-19-713
20-24-9112
25-29-7-9
30-39-13211
40-49-13115
50-59111-3
60-69314-6
70+123123
Not known----
Total5102687
Sex
Male466559
Female136128
Unknown----
Total5102687
Location
Adelaide-43135
Country559552
Total5102687



Fatalities - 2016 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-4---15
16-19111---3
20-24821--112
25-2944---19
30-398-3---11
40-49742-1115
50-591-1--13
60-6931--116
70+107--3323
Unknown-------
Total42238-5987
Sex
Male28107-5959
Female14131---28
Total42238-5987
Location
Adelaide1483-2835
Country28155-3152
Total42238-5987

 

Fatal Crashes - 2015/2016 Comparison

DECEMBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
DECEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
Location
Adelaide-43133
Country553545
Total596678
Vehicles
Single Vehicle258542
Multiple Vehicle338136
Total596678
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality592674
Multiple Fatalities-4-4
Total596678
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck312111
Rigid Truck-2-4
Bus-1-3
Utility-11119
4WD----
Car592470
Motorcycle-1418
Bicycle-4-7
Total Vehicles Involved81367122



Fatal Crashes - 2016 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle152742
Multiple Vehicle181836
Total334578
Fatalities
Single Fatality324274
Multiple Fatalities134
Total334578




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 Safe Systems and Crash Investigation Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Safety Strategy 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" refers to the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division.


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