JULY 2020


Date of Issue: 9 Oct 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 375 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2020, compared with 433 during 2019.


  • 54 people have been seriously injured in JULY 2020.


  • 36 serious injuries were males and 18 were females.


  • 34 were vehicle occupants, 9 were motorcycle riders, 6 were pedestrians and 5 were bicycle or e-scooter riders.


  • In JULY 2020, there were 19 serious injuries in the country and 35 in Adelaide.


  • Of the 43 serious injury crashes in JULY 2020, 26 involved a single vehicle and 17 involved more than one vehicle.

  • 40 crashes involved a single serious injury and 3 involved multiple serious injuries.



Serious Injuries - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January5356425461
February4637374974
March7277608270
April5950595238
May6365427236
June5654486442
July5560446054
August62465882
September56465768
October59464375
November55373485
December60485290
Total696622576833




 

Serious Injuries - 2019/2020 Comparison

JULY
2019
Year to Date
2019
JULY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver2517227166
Passenger854746
Motorcyclist12107995
Pillion Passenger-4-1
Bicyclist749538
Pedestrian847629
Total6043354375
Age
0-15-19517
16-19727230
20-24554541
25-29839437
30-397711659
40-49542852
50-59964352
60-69960639
70+950546
Not known17-2
Total6043354375
Sex
Male4830636257
Female1212718118
Unknown----
Total6043354375
Location
Adelaide3628935248
Country2414419127
Total6043354375



Serious Injuries - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15263-4217
16-197712--430
20-242199-1141
25-2912613-5137
30-3928322-5159
40-492431219352
50-5921216-6752
60-691877-3439
70+3311-5646
Unknown-2----2
Total166469513829375
Sex
Male1001889-3119257
Female662861710118
Total166469513829375
Location
Adelaide1032561-3524248
Country632134135127
Total166469513829375

 

Serious Injury Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

JULY
2019
Year to Date
2019
JULY
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide3426333222
Country2111410102
Total5537743324
Vehicles
Single Vehicle2919226168
Multiple Vehicles2618517156
Total5537743324
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury5034140303
Multiple Injuries536321
Total5537743324
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck315-6
Rigid Truck21027
Bus-4-3
Utility8551154
Car5334531306
Motorcycle13115993
Bicycle751438
Total Vehicles Involved8659557507



Serious Injury Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle10068168
Multiple Vehicles12234156
Total222102324
Serious Injury Crashes
Single Injury20994303
Multiple Injuries13821
Total222102324




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 serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the crash.
  2. A serious injury crash is any road crash which results in one or more serious injuries.
  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