MARCH 2019


Date of Issue: 6 Jun 2019


KEY FACTS:
  • 30 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2019, compared with 19 during 2018.


  • 13 people have been killed to date in MARCH 2019.


  • 7 fatalities were males and 6 were females.


  • 8 were vehicle occupants, 3 were motorcycle riders and 2 were pedestrians.


  • To date in MARCH 2019, there were 7 fatalities in the country and 6 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 12 fatal crashes to date in MARCH 2019, 5 involved a single vehicle and 7 involved more than one vehicle.

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


  • The 4 heavy vehicle fatal crashes involved Bdouble, Car Sedan/Semitrailer, Car Sedan/Bdouble, Station Wagon/Bus/Pedestrian Carpark.


  • The 2 utility_van fatal crashes involved Utility/Motorcycle/Guard Rail, Station Wagon/Panel Van.


  • The 3 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Utility/Motorcycle/Guard Rail, Motorcycle/Other Fixed, Motorcycle.



Fatalities - 2016 to 2019

5 Year Average 2016 2017 2018 2019
(2014 - 2018)
Month
January875514
February44433
March8881113
April81087
May7757
June8795
July64114
August96153
September87610
October101094
November10101112
December10699
Total968610080


Fatalities - 2018/2019 Comparison

MARCH
2018
Year to Date
2018
MARCH
2019
Year to Date
2019
Road User
Driver59610
Passenger-224
Motorcyclist1238
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist44-1
Pedestrian1227
Total11191330
Age
0-1512--
16-19-1-3
20-24---1
25-2913-1
30-391113
40-492468
50-59--23
60-694524
70+2327
Not known----
Total11191330
Sex
Male814718
Female35612
Unknown----
Total11191330
Location
Adelaide35618
Country814712
Total11191330



Fatalities - 2019 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-------
16-19-12---3
20-24--1---1
25-291-----1
30-392-1---3
40-49312--28
50-592-1---3
60-6911--114
70+111--47
Unknown-------
Total1048-1730
Sex
Male5-8-1418
Female54---312
Total1048-1730
Location
Adelaide417--618
Country631-1112
Total1048-1730

 

Fatal Crashes - 2018/2019 Comparison

MARCH
2018
Year to Date
2018
MARCH
2019
Year to Date
2019
Location
Adelaide35618
Country814611
Total11191229
Vehicles
Single Vehicle37515
Multiple Vehicle812714
Total11191229
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality11191128
Multiple Fatalities--11
Total11191229
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck2338
Rigid Truck11-1
Bus--12
Utility5823
4WD----
Car7141020
Motorcycle1238
Bicycle55-1
Total Vehicles Involved21331943



Fatal Crashes - 2019 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle12315
Multiple Vehicle6814
Total181129
Fatalities
Single Fatality181028
Multiple Fatalities-11
Total181129




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 at DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au, 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 TZT website - http://www.towardszerotogether.sa.gov.au/road_crash_facts