ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
OCTOBER 2019
Date of Issue: 20 May 2020

KEY FACTS:

658 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2019, compared with 490 during 2018.

75 people have been seriously injured in OCTOBER 2019.

51 serious injuries were males and 24 were females.

34 were vehicle occupants, 23 were motorcycle riders, 9 were bicycle or e-scooter riders and 9 were pedestrians.

In OCTOBER 2019, there were 25 serious injuries in the country and 50 in Adelaide.

Of the 69 serious injury crashes in OCTOBER 2019, 33 involved a single vehicle and 36 involved more than one vehicle.
66 crashes involved a single serious injury and 3 involved multiple serious injuries.

Serious Injuries - 2016 to 2019

5 Year Average 2016 2017 2018 2019

(2014 - 2018)

Month

January 55 56 56 42 54

February 45 50 37 37 49

March 71 67 77 60 82

April 61 72 50 59 52

May 61 70 65 42 72

June 54 59 54 48 64

July 53 50 60 44 60

August 58 54 46 58 82

September 50 53 46 57 68

October 56 68 46 43 75

November 50 45 37 34

December 56 48 48 52

Total 670 692 622 576

		5 Year Average	2016	2017	2018	2019
		(2014 - 2018)
Month
	January	55	56	56	42	54
	February	45	50	37	37	49
	March	71	67	77	60	82
	April	61	72	50	59	52
	May	61	70	65	42	72
	June	54	59	54	48	64
	July	53	50	60	44	60
	August	58	54	46	58	82
	September	50	53	46	57	68
	October	56	68	46	43	75
	November	50	45	37	34
	December	56	48	48	52
Total	670	692	622	576

Serious Injuries - 2018/2019 Comparison

		OCTOBER 2018	Year to Date 2018	OCTOBER 2019	Year to Date 2019
Road User
	Driver	17	239	29	275
	Passenger	8	79	5	73
	Motorcyclist	8	77	23	160
	Pillion Passenger	2	6	-	5
	Bicyclist	4	42	9	76
	Pedestrian	4	47	9	69
Total	43	490	75	658
Age
	0-15	5	26	2	23
	16-19	7	46	8	54
	20-24	4	53	8	79
	25-29	4	40	4	61
	30-39	1	66	10	104
	40-49	7	71	14	73
	50-59	10	65	12	93
	60-69	1	42	8	84
	70+	3	67	8	78
	Not known	1	14	1	9
Total	43	490	75	658
Sex
	Male	23	319	51	462
	Female	20	171	24	196
	Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total	43	490	75	658
Location
	Adelaide	22	267	50	435
	Country	21	223	25	223
Total	43	490	75	658

		Driver	Pass- enger	Motor- cyclist	Pillion Passenger	Bicy- clist	Pedes- trian	Total
Ages
	0-15	-	6	-	1	2	14	23
	16-19	25	4	20	-	3	2	54
	20-24	36	10	24	-	4	5	79
	25-29	29	5	19	3	2	3	61
	30-39	46	11	27	-	12	8	104
	40-49	31	5	19	-	16	2	73
	50-59	30	7	26	-	23	7	93
	60-69	36	7	20	-	9	12	84
	70+	42	12	5	1	4	14	78
	Unknown	-	6	-	-	1	2	9
	Total	275	73	160	5	76	69	658
Sex
	Male	172	30	151	1	66	42	462
	Female	103	43	9	4	10	27	196
	Total	275	73	160	5	76	69	658
Location
	Adelaide	160	38	107	1	73	56	435
	Country	115	35	53	4	3	13	223
	Total	275	73	160	5	76	69	658

OCTOBER
2018 Year to Date
2018 OCTOBER
2019 Year to Date
2019

Road User

Driver 17 239 29 275

Passenger 8 79 5 73

Motorcyclist 8 77 23 160

Pillion Passenger 2 6 - 5

Bicyclist 4 42 9 76

Pedestrian 4 47 9 69

Total 43 490 75 658

Age

0-15 5 26 2 23

16-19 7 46 8 54

20-24 4 53 8 79

25-29 4 40 4 61

30-39 1 66 10 104

40-49 7 71 14 73

50-59 10 65 12 93

60-69 1 42 8 84

70+ 3 67 8 78

Not known 1 14 1 9

Total 43 490 75 658

Sex

Male 23 319 51 462

Female 20 171 24 196

Unknown - - - -

Total 43 490 75 658

Location

Adelaide 22 267 50 435

Country 21 223 25 223

Total 43 490 75 658

Serious Injuries - 2019 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger Motor-
cyclist Pillion
Passenger Bicy-
clist Pedes-
trian Total

Ages

0-15 - 6 - 1 2 14 23

16-19 25 4 20 - 3 2 54

20-24 36 10 24 - 4 5 79

25-29 29 5 19 3 2 3 61

30-39 46 11 27 - 12 8 104

40-49 31 5 19 - 16 2 73

50-59 30 7 26 - 23 7 93

60-69 36 7 20 - 9 12 84

70+ 42 12 5 1 4 14 78

Unknown - 6 - - 1 2 9

Total 275 73 160 5 76 69 658

Sex

Male 172 30 151 1 66 42 462

Female 103 43 9 4 10 27 196

Total 275 73 160 5 76 69 658

Location

Adelaide 160 38 107 1 73 56 435

Country 115 35 53 4 3 13 223

Total 275 73 160 5 76 69 658

Serious Injury Crashes - 2018/2019 Comparison

OCTOBER
2018 Year to Date
2018 OCTOBER
2019 Year to Date
2019

Location

Adelaide 18 233 45 394

Country 18 174 24 182

Total 36 407 69 576

Vehicles

Single Vehicle 21 228 33 293

Multiple Vehicles 15 179 36 283

Total 36 407 69 576

Serious Injury Crashes

Single Injury 32 355 66 522

Multiple Injuries 4 52 3 54

Total 36 407 69 576

Vehicles Type Involved

Articulated Truck 1 10 2 17

Rigid Truck 1 15 1 17

Bus 1 4 1 8

Utility 6 85 12 87

Car 32 382 60 523

Motorcycle 8 82 23 170

Bicycle 4 44 9 82

Total Vehicles Involved 53 622 108 904

Serious Injury Crashes - 2019 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total

Vehicles

Single Vehicle 172 121 293

Multiple Vehicles 222 61 283

Total 394 182 576

Serious Injury Crashes

Single Injury 367 155 522

Multiple Injuries 27 27 54

Total 394 182 576

Explanatory Notes

Figures relating to the current year are provisional and are subject to revision when detailed Crash Reports are finalised.

Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au

A road serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash.

A serious injury crash is any road crash which results in one or more serious injuries.

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

		Adelaide	Country	Total
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	172	121	293
	Multiple Vehicles	222	61	283
Total		394	182	576
Serious Injury Crashes
	Single Injury	367	155	522
	Multiple Injuries	27	27	54
Total		394	182	576

ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

OCTOBER 2019

Date of Issue: 20 May 2020

KEY FACTS:

Serious Injuries - 2016 to 2019

Serious Injuries - 2018/2019 Comparison

Serious Injuries - 2019 Year to Date

Serious Injury Crashes - 2018/2019 Comparison

Serious Injury Crashes - 2019 Year to Date

Explanatory Notes

Report also available on the TZT website - http://www.towardszerotogether.sa.gov.au/road_crash_facts