APRIL 2019

Date of Issue: 6 Jun 2019

KEY FACTS:
  • 41 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2019, compared with 26 during 2018.


  • 11 people have been killed to date in APRIL 2019.


  • 9 fatalities were males and 2 were females.


  • 9 were vehicle occupants, 1 was a cyclist and 1 was a motorcycle rider.


  • To date in APRIL 2019, there were 10 fatalities in the country and 1 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 10 fatal crashes to date in APRIL 2019, 4 involved a single vehicle and 6 involved more than one vehicle.

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


  • The 5 heavy vehicle fatal crashes involved Semitrailer/Bdouble, Car Sedan/Semitrailer, Bdouble/Bdouble, Car Sedan/Semitrailer, Panel Van/Bdouble.


  • The 2 utility_van fatal crashes involved Utility/Pedal Cycle, Panel Van/Bdouble.


  • The motorcycle fatal crash involved Motorcycle/Tree.


Fatalities - 2016 to 2019

5 Year Average 2016 2017 2018 2019
(2014 - 2018)
Month
January875514
February44433
March8881113
April8108711
May7757
June8795
July64114
August96153
September87610
October101094
November10101112
December10699
Total968610080

Fatalities - 2018/2019 Comparison

APRIL
2018		 Year to Date
2018		 APRIL
2019		 Year to Date
2019
Road User
Driver514919
Passenger24-4
Motorcyclist-219
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist-412
Pedestrian-2-7
Total7261141
Age
0-15-2--
16-19-1-3
20-241112
25-2914-1
30-392347
40-49-419
50-591114
60-691615
70+14310
Not known----
Total7261141
Sex
Male216927
Female510214
Unknown----
Total7261141
Location
Adelaide16119
Country6201022
Total7261141


Fatalities - 2019 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger		 Motor-
cyclist		 Pillion
Passenger		 Bicy-
clist		 Pedes-
trian		 Total
Ages
0-15-------
16-19-12---3
20-241-1---2
25-291-----1
30-395-2---7
40-49412--29
50-593-1---4
60-6911--215
70+411--410
Unknown-------
Total1949-2741
Sex
Male12-9-2427
Female74---314
Total1949-2741
Location
Adelaide517--619
Country1432-2122
Total1949-2741

 

Fatal Crashes - 2018/2019 Comparison

APRIL
2018		 Year to Date
2018		 APRIL
2019		 Year to Date
2019
Location
Adelaide16119
Country620920
Total7261039
Vehicles
Single Vehicle411419
Multiple Vehicle315620
Total7261039
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality726937
Multiple Fatalities--12
Total7261039
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck14715
Rigid Truck23-1
Bus---2
Utility-825
4WD----
Car721525
Motorcycle-219
Bicycle-512
Total Vehicles Involved10431659


Fatal Crashes - 2019 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle13619
Multiple Vehicle61420
Total192039
Fatalities
Single Fatality191837
Multiple Fatalities-22
Total192039



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