ROAD FATALITIES INVOLVING HEAVY VEHICLES
IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

OCTOBER 2012

Date of Issue: 1 Nov 2012

Heavy Vehicle Fatalities - 2009 to 2012
		2009	2010	2011	2012
Month
	January	1	2	1	1
	February	4	1	4	1
	March	2	1	1	4
	April	0	0	5	2
	May	1	0	2	1
	June	0	0	1	2
	July	0	1	1	1
	August	1	2	1	0
	September	3	0	2	1
	October	0	1	1	0
	November	3	1	0
	December	0	2	0
Total		15	11	19

		OCTOBER 2011	Year to Date 2011	OCTOBER 2012	Year to Date 2012
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	-	4	-	3
	Multiple Vehicle	1	14	-	9
Total		1	18	-	12
Fatalities
	Single Fatality	1	17	-	11
	Multiple Fatalities	-	1	-	1
Total		1	18	-	12

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Explanatory Notes

This publication contains details of the number of road fatalities and road fatal crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during OCTOBER 2012 together with comparable figures for some earlier periods. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and may be subject to revision. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the statistics in the publication in light of the size of the numbers and the short time period involved.

A fatal road crash occurs if a road crash results in the death 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. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to Road Crash Information Unit on (08) 8343 2854.