MAY 2018


Date of Issue: 2 Aug 2018


KEY FACTS:
  • 33 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2018, compared with 30 during 2017.


  • 7 people have been killed to date in MAY 2018.


  • 6 fatalities were males and 1 was female.


  • 4 were vehicle occupants, 2 were cyclists and 1 was a pedestrian.


  • To date in MAY 2018, there were 6 fatalities in the country and 1 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 7 fatal crashes to date in MAY 2018, 5 involved a single vehicle and 2 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 7 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The 2 utility_van fatal crashes involved Utility/Pedestrian on Road, Station Wagon/Utility.



Fatalities - 2015 to 2018

5 Year Average 2015 2016 2017 2018
(2013 - 2017)
Month
January913755
February44443
March1038811
April791087
May68757
June91179
July84411
August1011615
September7776
October1119109
November981011
December9569
Total9910286100



Fatalities - 2017/2018 Comparison

MAY
2017
Year to Date
2017
MAY
2018
Year to Date
2018
Road User
Driver218317
Passenger-215
Motorcyclist26-2
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist--26
Pedestrian1413
Total530733
Age
0-151224
16-19-2-1
20-24-223
25-29-1-4
30-3914-3
40-491415
50-591412
60-69-317
70+18-4
Not known----
Total530733
Sex
Male422622
Female18111
Unknown----
Total530733
Location
Adelaide11317
Country417626
Total530733



Fatalities - 2018 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-2--114
16-191-----1
20-243-----3
25-2912--1-4
30-392----13
40-492-2-1-5
50-592-----2
60-695---2-7
70+11--114
Unknown-------
Total1752-6333
Sex
Male1212-6122
Female54---211
Total1752-6333
Location
Adelaide5-1-1-7
Country1251-5326
Total1752-6333

 

Fatal Crashes - 2017/2018 Comparison

MAY
2017
Year to Date
2017
MAY
2018
Year to Date
2018
Location
Adelaide11217
Country416626
Total528733
Vehicles
Single Vehicle416516
Multiple Vehicle112217
Total528733
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality526733
Multiple Fatalities-2--
Total528733
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-2-4
Rigid Truck-2-3
Bus----
Utility27210
4WD----
Car224526
Motorcycle37-2
Bicycle--27
Total Vehicles Involved742952



Fatal Crashes - 2018 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle31316
Multiple Vehicle41317
Total72633
Fatalities
Single Fatality72633
Multiple Fatalities---
Total72633




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