ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


AUGUST 2017


Date of Issue: 4 Dec 2017


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
01/8/201709:15Car Sedan, SemitrailerRight Angle15106CROSS KEYS - SALISBURY ROAD, SALISBURY SOUTH
08/8/201711:15Car Sedan, Station Wagon, TruckRight Angle25121STEBONHEATH - STH OF CURTIS ROAD, EYRE
23/8/201702:35Bdouble, BdoubleHead On15265DUKES HIGHWAY, COONALPYN
23/8/201707:30SemitrailerRollover15307KAROONDA - SHERLOCK , KAROONDA
28/8/201712:12Truck, Pedestrian on RoadHit Pedestrian15084CHURCHILL ROAD, KILBURN



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2014 to 2017
2014 2015 2016 2017
Month
January5125
February5233
March2344
April4533
May3463
June5255
July1333
August5716
September524
October424
November386
December354
Total454445




 

Serious Injury Crashes

AUGUST
2016
Year to Date
2016
AUGUST
2017
Year to Date
2017
Vehicles
Single Vehicle-525
Multiple Vehicles116321
Total121526
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury117420
Multiple Injuries-416
Total121526





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during AUGUST 2017 together with comparable figures for some earlier periods. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and may be subject to revision.
  2. 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.
  1. A serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the road crash.
  2. A serious injury crash is any road crash which results in one or more serious injuries.
  3. In this publication, "Adelaide" refers to the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division.
  4. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to Safe Systems and Crash Investigations Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Safety Strategy Unit.