SEPTEMBER 2017


Date of Issue: 4 Oct 2017


KEY FACTS:
  • 78 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2017, compared with 60 during 2016.


  • 10 people have been killed to date in SEPTEMBER 2017.


  • 8 fatalities were males and 2 were females.


  • 8 were vehicle occupants and 2 were motorcycle riders.


  • To date in SEPTEMBER 2017, there were 4 fatalities in the country and 6 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 10 fatal crashes to date in SEPTEMBER 2017, 7 involved a single vehicle and 3 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 10 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Utility/Motorcycle.


  • The 2 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Utility/Motorcycle, Motorcycle/Tree/Other Fixed.



Fatalities - 2014 to 2017

5 Year Average 2014 2015 2016 2017
(2012 - 2016)
Month
January981375
February55444
March1012388
April859108
May67875
June9611710
July794411
August9811617
September7117710
October1091910
November88810
December102056
Total9810810286




Fatalities - 2016/2017 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
SEPTEMBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
Road User
Driver326844
Passenger218-6
Motorcyclist-5217
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist-5-1
Pedestrian26-10
Total7601078
Age
0-1514-2
16-19-116
20-2438310
25-2918-7
30-39-718
40-49-11-6
50-591229
60-69-4110
70+115220
Not known----
Total7601078
Sex
Male437860
Female323218
Unknown----
Total7601078
Location
Adelaide525643
Country235435
Total7601078



Fatalities - 2017 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-----22
16-1951----6
20-24523---10
25-29412---7
30-39213--28
40-492-2--26
50-596-2-1-9
60-696-3--110
70+1412--320
Unknown-------
Total44617-11078
Sex
Male32316-1860
Female1231--218
Total44617-11078
Location
Adelaide23-10-1943
Country2167--135
Total44617-11078

 

Fatal Crashes - 2016/2017 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
SEPTEMBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
Location
Adelaide523642
Country231432
Total7541074
Vehicles
Single Vehicle428745
Multiple Vehicle326329
Total7541074
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality7511070
Multiple Fatalities-3-4
Total7541074
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-7-6
Rigid Truck-3-3
Bus-1-1
Utility211111
4WD----
Car8521174
Motorcycle-5218
Bicycle-7-1
Total Vehicles Involved108614114



Fatal Crashes - 2017 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle242145
Multiple Vehicle181129
Total423274
Fatalities
Single Fatality412970
Multiple Fatalities134
Total423274




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