SEPTEMBER 2020


Date of Issue: 9 Oct 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 65 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2020, compared with 80 during 2019.


  • 4 people have been killed to date in SEPTEMBER 2020.


  • 2 fatalities were males and 2 were females.


  • 3 were vehicle occupants and 1 was a motorcycle rider.


  • To date in SEPTEMBER 2020, there were 2 fatalities in the country and 2 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 4 fatal crashes to date in SEPTEMBER 2020, 2 involved a single vehicle and 2 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 4 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The heavy vehicle fatal crash involved Car Sedan/Bdouble.


  • The utility_van fatal crash involved Utility/Tree.


  • The motorcycle fatal crash involved Motorcycle/Tree.



Fatalities - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January955148
February44338
March98111314
April987117
May857127
June89582
July6114810
August915385
September761034
October10948
November11111213
December89913
Total9810080114


 

Fatalities - 2019/2020 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2019
Year to Date
2019
SEPTEMBER
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver342331
Passenger-7-11
Motorcyclist-14114
Pillion Passenger---2
Bicyclist-2-1
Pedestrian-15-6
Total380465
Age
0-15-2-2
16-191618
20-241919
25-29-6-8
30-39-12110
40-49112-8
50-59-8-5
60-69-6-5
70+-19110
Not known----
Total380465
Sex
Male359247
Female-21218
Unknown----
Total380465
Location
Adelaide231225
Country149240
Total380465



Fatalities - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-2----2
16-191151--8
20-245211--9
25-295-1--28
30-39415---10
40-4941--128
50-59211--15
60-69311---5
70+72---110
Unknown-------
Total31111421665
Sex
Male246141-247
Female75-11418
Total31111421665
Location
Adelaide11471-225
Country207711440
Total31111421665

 

Fatal Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

SEPTEMBER
2019
Year to Date
2019
SEPTEMBER
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide231223
Country146236
Total377459
Vehicles
Single Vehicle344232
Multiple Vehicle-33227
Total377459
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality374453
Multiple Fatalities-3-6
Total377459
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck-1714
Rigid Truck-3-3
Bus-2-1
Utility-11115
4WD----
Car362349
Motorcycle-15116
Bicycle-4-1
Total Vehicles Involved3114689



Fatal Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle112132
Multiple Vehicle121527
Total233659
Fatalities
Single Fatality213253
Multiple Fatalities246
Total233659




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 DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au
  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