MARCH 2020


Date of Issue: 20 May 2020


KEY FACTS:
  • 30 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2020, compared with 30 during 2019.


  • 14 people have been killed to date in MARCH 2020.


  • 11 fatalities were males and 3 were females.


  • 11 were vehicle occupants and 3 were motorcycle riders.


  • To date in MARCH 2020, there were 9 fatalities in the country and 5 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 14 fatal crashes to date in MARCH 2020, 9 involved a single vehicle and 5 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 14 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The 4 utility_van fatal crashes involved Station Wagon/Utility, Utility/Tree, Station Wagon/Panel Van, Car Sedan/Utility.


  • The 3 motorcycle fatal crashes involved Motorcycle/Stobie Pole, Car Sedan/Motorcycle, Motorcycle/Motorcycle.



Fatalities - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020
(2015 - 2019)
Month
January955148
February44338
March98111314
April98711
May85712
June8958
July61148
August91538
September76103
October10948
November11111213
December89913
Total9810080114


 

Fatalities - 2019/2020 Comparison

MARCH
2019
Year to Date
2019
MARCH
2020
Year to Date
2020
Road User
Driver610813
Passenger2434
Motorcyclist3827
Pillion Passenger--11
Bicyclist-1-1
Pedestrian27-4
Total13301430
Age
0-15--11
16-19-3-1
20-24-145
25-29-1-3
30-391326
40-496835
50-592323
60-692412
70+2714
Not known----
Total13301430
Sex
Male7181123
Female61237
Unknown----
Total13301430
Location
Adelaide61858
Country712922
Total13301430



Fatalities - 2020 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-1----1
16-19--1---1
20-2431-1--5
25-291-1--13
30-393-3---6
40-4921--115
50-591-1--13
60-691-1---2
70+21---14
Unknown-------
Total134711430
Sex
Male1137--223
Female21-1127
Total134711430
Location
Adelaide232--18
Country111511322
Total134711430

 

Fatal Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

MARCH
2019
Year to Date
2019
MARCH
2020
Year to Date
2020
Location
Adelaide61858
Country611920
Total12291428
Vehicles
Single Vehicle515917
Multiple Vehicle714511
Total12291428
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality11281426
Multiple Fatalities11-2
Total12291428
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck37-1
Rigid Truck-1--
Bus12-1
Utility2344
4WD----
Car10211124
Motorcycle3849
Bicycle-1-1
Total Vehicles Involved19431940



Fatal Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle31417
Multiple Vehicle5611
Total82028
Fatalities
Single Fatality81826
Multiple Fatalities-22
Total82028




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