ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


DECEMBER 2017


Date of Issue: 1 Aug 2018


DateTimeVehicle(s) InvolvedCrash TypeNo. Of
Serious Injuries
Post
code
Road
20/12/201720:20Bus, Pedestrian on RoadHit Pedestrian15109BRIDGE ROAD, SALISBURY EAST



Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2014 to 2017
2014 2015 2016 2017
Month
January5126
February5233
March2347
April4534
May3464
June5256
July1333
August5717
September5242
October4241
November3862
December3541
Total45444546




 

Serious Injury Crashes

DECEMBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
DECEMBER
2017
Year to Date
2017
Vehicles
Single Vehicle-1119
Multiple Vehicles428-29
Total439138
Serious Inury Crashes
Single Injury435130
Multiple Injuries-4-8
Total439138





Explanatory Notes
  1. This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during DECEMBER 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.