ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
JANUARY 2018
Date of Issue: 5 Oct 2018

KEY FACTS:

35 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2018, compared with 56 during 2017.

35 people have been seriously injured in JANUARY 2018.

23 serious injuries were males and 12 were females.

26 were vehicle occupants, 4 were cyclists, 3 were motorcycle riders and 2 were pedestrians.

In JANUARY 2018, there were 17 serious injuries in the country and 18 in Adelaide.

Of the 26 serious injury crashes in JANUARY 2018, 14 involved a single vehicle and 12 involved more than one vehicle.
21 crashes involved a single serious injury and 5 involved multiple serious injuries.

Serious Injuries - 2015 to 2018

5 Year Average 2015 2016 2017 2018

(2013 - 2017)

Month

January 59 56 56 56 35

February 48 59 50 37

March 74 74 67 77

April 64 62 72 50

May 68 66 70 65

June 56 54 59 54

July 57 62 50 60

August 58 70 54 46

September 52 57 53 46

October 60 65 68 46

November 61 72 45 37

December 59 62 48 48

Total 716 759 692 622

		5 Year Average	2015	2016	2017	2018
		(2013 - 2017)
Month
	January	59	56	56	56	35
	February	48	59	50	37
	March	74	74	67	77
	April	64	62	72	50
	May	68	66	70	65
	June	56	54	59	54
	July	57	62	50	60
	August	58	70	54	46
	September	52	57	53	46
	October	60	65	68	46
	November	61	72	45	37
	December	59	62	48	48
Total	716	759	692	622

Serious Injuries - 2017/2018 Comparison

		JANUARY 2017	Year to Date 2017	JANUARY 2018	Year to Date 2018
Road User
	Driver	29	29	17	17
	Passenger	9	9	9	9
	Motorcyclist	8	8	3	3
	Pillion Passenger	1	1	-	-
	Bicyclist	8	8	4	4
	Pedestrian	1	1	2	2
Total	56	56	35	35
Age
	0-15	1	1	3	3
	16-19	5	5	3	3
	20-24	5	5	2	2
	25-29	2	2	1	1
	30-39	9	9	5	5
	40-49	14	14	9	9
	50-59	10	10	4	4
	60-69	2	2	5	5
	70+	7	7	3	3
	Not known	1	1	-	-
Total	56	56	35	35
Sex
	Male	33	33	23	23
	Female	23	23	12	12
	Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total	56	56	35	35
Location
	Adelaide	31	31	18	18
	Country	25	25	17	17
Total	56	56	35	35

		Driver	Pass- enger	Motor- cyclist	Pillion Passenger	Bicy- clist	Pedes- trian	Total
Ages
	0-15	-	3	-	-	-	-	3
	16-19	1	1	1	-	-	-	3
	20-24	-	1	-	-	1	-	2
	25-29	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
	30-39	4	1	-	-	-	-	5
	40-49	6	-	1	-	2	-	9
	50-59	2	-	1	-	1	-	4
	60-69	3	2	-	-	-	-	5
	70+	1	1	-	-	-	1	3
	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	17	9	3	-	4	2	35
Sex
	Male	11	4	3	-	4	1	23
	Female	6	5	-	-	-	1	12
	Total	17	9	3	-	4	2	35
Location
	Adelaide	6	4	2	-	4	2	18
	Country	11	5	1	-	-	-	17
	Total	17	9	3	-	4	2	35

JANUARY
2017 Year to Date
2017 JANUARY
2018 Year to Date
2018

Road User

Driver 29 29 17 17

Passenger 9 9 9 9

Motorcyclist 8 8 3 3

Pillion Passenger 1 1 - -

Bicyclist 8 8 4 4

Pedestrian 1 1 2 2

Total 56 56 35 35

Age

0-15 1 1 3 3

16-19 5 5 3 3

20-24 5 5 2 2

25-29 2 2 1 1

30-39 9 9 5 5

40-49 14 14 9 9

50-59 10 10 4 4

60-69 2 2 5 5

70+ 7 7 3 3

Not known 1 1 - -

Total 56 56 35 35

Sex

Male 33 33 23 23

Female 23 23 12 12

Unknown - - - -

Total 56 56 35 35

Location

Adelaide 31 31 18 18

Country 25 25 17 17

Total 56 56 35 35

Serious Injuries - 2018 Year to Date

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

Ages

0-15 - 3 - - - - 3

16-19 1 1 1 - - - 3

20-24 - 1 - - 1 - 2

25-29 - - - - - 1 1

30-39 4 1 - - - - 5

40-49 6 - 1 - 2 - 9

50-59 2 - 1 - 1 - 4

60-69 3 2 - - - - 5

70+ 1 1 - - - 1 3

Unknown - - - - - - -

Total 17 9 3 - 4 2 35

Sex

Male 11 4 3 - 4 1 23

Female 6 5 - - - 1 12

Total 17 9 3 - 4 2 35

Location

Adelaide 6 4 2 - 4 2 18

Country 11 5 1 - - - 17

Total 17 9 3 - 4 2 35

Serious Injury Crashes - 2017/2018 Comparison

JANUARY
2017 Year to Date
2017 JANUARY
2018 Year to Date
2018

Location

Adelaide 27 27 15 15

Country 19 19 11 11

Total 46 46 26 26

Vehicles

Single Vehicle 18 18 14 14

Multiple Vehicles 28 28 12 12

Total 46 46 26 26

Serious Injury Crashes

Single Injury 37 37 21 21

Multiple Injuries 9 9 5 5

Total 46 46 26 26

Vehicles Type Involved

Articulated Truck 2 2 1 1

Rigid Truck - - 1 1

Bus 3 3 - -

Utility 6 6 10 10

Car 51 51 22 22

Motorcycle 9 9 4 4

Bicycle 10 10 4 4

Total Vehicles Involved 81 81 42 42

Serious Injury Crashes - 2018 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total

Vehicles

Single Vehicle 8 6 14

Multiple Vehicles 7 5 12

Total 15 11 26

Serious Injury Crashes

Single Injury 12 9 21

Multiple Injuries 3 2 5

Total 15 11 26

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 Safe Systems and Crash Investigation Unit at DPTI.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au, Safety Strategy Section.

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	8	6	14
	Multiple Vehicles	7	5	12
Total		15	11	26
Serious Injury Crashes
	Single Injury	12	9	21
	Multiple Injuries	3	2	5
Total		15	11	26

ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

JANUARY 2018

Date of Issue: 5 Oct 2018

KEY FACTS:

Serious Injuries - 2015 to 2018

Serious Injuries - 2017/2018 Comparison

Serious Injuries - 2018 Year to Date

Serious Injury Crashes - 2017/2018 Comparison

Serious Injury Crashes - 2018 Year to Date

Explanatory Notes

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