ROAD FATALITIES INVOLVING HEAVY VEHICLES
IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

AUGUST 2018

Date of Issue: 10 Sep 2018

Heavy Vehicle Fatalities - 2015 to 2018
		2015	2016	2017	2018
Month
	January	7	0	1	1
	February	0	1	1	0
	March	0	3	1	3
	April	1	5	1	2
	May	1	3	0	0
	June	2	1	1	0
	July	0	1	3	1
	August	2	1	0	0
	September	1	0	0
	October	2	3	1
	November	0	2	2
	December	3	1	0
Total		19	21	11

		AUGUST 2017	Year to Date 2017	AUGUST 2018	Year to Date 2018
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	-	2	-	1
	Multiple Vehicle	-	6	-	6
Total		-	8	-	7
Fatalities
	Single Fatality	-	8	-	7
	Multiple Fatalities	-	-	-	-
Total		-	8	-	7

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Explanatory Notes

This publication contains details of the number of road fatalities and road fatal crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during AUGUST 2018 together with comparable figures for some earlier periods. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and may be subject to revision. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the statistics in the publication in light of the size of the numbers and the short time period involved.

A fatal road crash occurs if a road crash results in the death 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. 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.