ROAD CRASH FATALITIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ROAD FATALITIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
JANUARY 2016
Date of Issue: 1 Feb 2016

KEY FACTS:

6 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2016, compared with 13 during 2015.

6 people have been killed to date in JANUARY 2016.

3 fatalities were males and 3 were females.

All 6 were vehicle occupant.

To date in JANUARY 2016, there were 3 fatalities in the country and 3 in Adelaide.

Of the 4 fatal crashes to date in JANUARY 2016, 2 involved a single vehicle and 2 involved more than one vehicle.
3 crashes involved a single fatality and 1 involved multiple fatalities.

The 2 utility_van fatal crashes involved Utility_Van, Car Sedan/Car Sedan/Forward Control Passenger Van.

Fatalities - 2013 to 2016

5 Year Average 2013 2014 2015 2016

(2011 - 2015)

Month

January 10 10 8 13 6

February 6 4 5 4

March 10 17 12 3

April 8 4 5 9

May 7 5 7 8

June 10 13 6 11

July 7 11 9 4

August 9 9 8 11

September 7 3 11 7

October 9 6 9 19

November 8 8 8 8

December 10 7 20 5

Total 101 97 108 102

		5 Year Average	2013	2014	2015	2016
		(2011 - 2015)
Month
	January	10	10	8	13	6
	February	6	4	5	4
	March	10	17	12	3
	April	8	4	5	9
	May	7	5	7	8
	June	10	13	6	11
	July	7	11	9	4
	August	9	9	8	11
	September	7	3	11	7
	October	9	6	9	19
	November	8	8	8	8
	December	10	7	20	5
Total	101	97	108	102

Fatalities - 2015/2016 Comparison

		JANUARY 2015	Year to Date 2015	JANUARY 2016	Year to Date 2016
Road User
	Driver	7	7	5	5
	Passenger	3	3	1	1
	Motorcyclist	2	2	-	-
	Pillion Passenger	-	-	-	-
	Bicyclist	1	1	-	-
	Pedestrian	-	-	-	-
Total	13	13	6	6
Age
	0-15	-	-	-	-
	16-19	1	1	-	-
	20-24	-	-	-	-
	25-29	1	1	1	1
	30-39	5	5	1	1
	40-49	1	1	2	2
	50-59	1	1	-	-
	60-69	2	2	1	1
	70+	2	2	1	1
	Not known	-	-	-	-
Total	13	13	6	6
Sex
	Male	10	10	3	3
	Female	3	3	3	3
	Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total	13	13	6	6
Location
	Adelaide	5	5	3	3
	Country	8	8	3	3
Total	13	13	6	6

		Driver	Pass- enger	Motor- cyclist	Pillion Passenger	Bicy- clist	Pedes- trian	Total
Ages
	0-15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	16-19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	20-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	25-29	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
	30-39	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
	40-49	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
	50-59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	60-69	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
	70+	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	5	1	-	-	-	-	6
Sex
	Male	3	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Female	2	1	-	-	-	-	3
	Total	5	1	-	-	-	-	6
Location
	Adelaide	3	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Country	2	1	-	-	-	-	3
	Total	5	1	-	-	-	-	6

JANUARY
2015 Year to Date
2015 JANUARY
2016 Year to Date
2016

Road User

Driver 7 7 5 5

Passenger 3 3 1 1

Motorcyclist 2 2 - -

Pillion Passenger - - - -

Bicyclist 1 1 - -

Pedestrian - - - -

Total 13 13 6 6

Age

0-15 - - - -

16-19 1 1 - -

20-24 - - - -

25-29 1 1 1 1

30-39 5 5 1 1

40-49 1 1 2 2

50-59 1 1 - -

60-69 2 2 1 1

70+ 2 2 1 1

Not known - - - -

Total 13 13 6 6

Sex

Male 10 10 3 3

Female 3 3 3 3

Unknown - - - -

Total 13 13 6 6

Location

Adelaide 5 5 3 3

Country 8 8 3 3

Total 13 13 6 6

Fatalities - 2016 Year to Date

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

Ages

0-15 - - - - - - -

16-19 - - - - - - -

20-24 - - - - - - -

25-29 - 1 - - - - 1

30-39 1 - - - - - 1

40-49 2 - - - - - 2

50-59 - - - - - - -

60-69 1 - - - - - 1

70+ 1 - - - - - 1

Unknown - - - - - - -

Total 5 1 - - - - 6

Sex

Male 3 - - - - - 3

Female 2 1 - - - - 3

Total 5 1 - - - - 6

Location

Adelaide 3 - - - - - 3

Country 2 1 - - - - 3

Total 5 1 - - - - 6

Fatal Crashes - 2015/2016 Comparison

JANUARY
2015 Year to Date
2015 JANUARY
2016 Year to Date
2016

Location

Adelaide 5 5 1 1

Country 5 5 3 3

Total 10 10 4 4

Vehicles

Single Vehicle 5 5 2 2

Multiple Vehicle 5 5 2 2

Total 10 10 4 4

Fatal Crashes

Single Fatality 8 8 3 3

Multiple Fatalities 2 2 1 1

Total 10 10 4 4

Vehicles Type Involved

Articulated Truck 3 3 - -

Rigid Truck 1 1 - -

Bus - - - -

Utility - - 2 2

4WD - - - -

Car 8 8 5 5

Motorcycle 2 2 - -

Bicycle 1 1 - -

Total Vehicles Involved 15 15 7 7

Fatal Crashes - 2016 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total

Vehicles

Single Vehicle - 2 2

Multiple Vehicle 1 1 2

Total 1 3 4

Fatalities

Single Fatality - 3 3

Multiple Fatalities 1 - 1

Total 1 3 4

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 Road Crash Information Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Transport Information Management Section.

A road fatality occurs if a road crash results in the death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash .

A fatal crash is any road crash which results in one or more fatalities.

In this publication, "Adelaide" means the Adelaide Statistical Division.

Report also available on the TSA web site - http:www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/road/road_use/roadcrash.asp

		Adelaide	Country	Total
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	-	2	2
	Multiple Vehicle	1	1	2
Total		1	3	4
Fatalities
	Single Fatality	-	3	3
	Multiple Fatalities	1	-	1
Total		1	3	4

ROAD FATALITIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

JANUARY 2016

Date of Issue: 1 Feb 2016

KEY FACTS:

Fatalities - 2013 to 2016

Fatalities - 2015/2016 Comparison

Fatalities - 2016 Year to Date

Fatal Crashes - 2015/2016 Comparison

Fatal Crashes - 2016 Year to Date

Explanatory Notes

Report also available on the TSA web site - http:www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/road/road_use/roadcrash.asp