APRIL 2015

Date of Issue: 1 May 2015

KEY FACTS:
  • 28 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2015, compared with 30 during 2014.


  • 8 people have been killed to date in APRIL 2015.


  • 3 fatalities were males and 5 were females.


  • 7 were vehicle occupants and 1 was a pedestrian.


  • To date in APRIL 2015, there were 5 fatalities in the country and 3 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 8 fatal crashes to date in APRIL 2015, 5 involved a single vehicle and 3 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 8 crashes involved a single fatality.


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


  • The 2 utility_van fatal crashes involved Utility_Van/Tree, Car Sedan/Car Sedan/Utility_Van.


Fatalities - 2012 to 2015

5 Year Average 2012 2013 2014 2015
(2010 - 2014)
Month
January11610813
February79454
March111017123
April811458
May8557
June97136
July85119
August8998
September68311
October8569
November8888
December1111720
Total1039497108

Fatalities - 2014/2015 Comparison

APRIL
2014		 Year to Date
2014		 APRIL
2015		 Year to Date
2015
Road User
Driver214311
Passenger1649
Motorcyclist-2-2
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist14-1
Pedestrian1415
Total530828
Age
0-15-234
16-19-2-1
20-241312
25-2913-1
30-391416
40-4911012
50-59---1
60-6914-2
70+-229
Not known----
Total530828
Sex
Male424317
Female16511
Unknown----
Total530828
Location
Adelaide112314
Country418514
Total530828


Fatalities - 2015 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-15-4----4
16-191-----1
20-242-----2
25-291-----1
30-39221-1-6
40-491-1---2
50-591-----1
60-6911----2
70+22---59
Unknown-------
Total1192-1528
Sex
Male832--417
Female36--1111
Total1192-1528
Location
Adelaide422-1514
Country77----14
Total1192-1528

 

Fatal Crashes - 2014/2015 Comparison

APRIL
2014		 Year to Date
2014		 APRIL
2015		 Year to Date
2015
Location
Adelaide112314
Country315511
Total427825
Vehicles
Single Vehicle117515
Multiple Vehicle310310
Total427825
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality324823
Multiple Fatalities13-2
Total427825
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck1414
Rigid Truck-3-1
Bus----
Utility1622
4WD----
Car418926
Motorcycle-2-2
Bicycle14-1
Total Vehicles Involved7371236


Fatal Crashes - 2015 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle9615
Multiple Vehicle5510
Total141125
Fatalities
Single Fatality14923
Multiple Fatalities-22
Total141125



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