ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
DECEMBER 2020
Date of Issue: 3 May 2021

KEY FACTS:

715 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2020, compared with 833 during 2019.

77 people have been seriously injured in DECEMBER 2020.

49 serious injuries were males and 28 were females.

39 were vehicle occupants, 21 were motorcycle riders, 10 were pedestrians and 7 were bicycle or e-scooter riders.

In DECEMBER 2020, there were 24 serious injuries in the country and 53 in Adelaide.

Of the 69 serious injury crashes in DECEMBER 2020, 33 involved a single vehicle and 36 involved more than one vehicle.
63 crashes involved a single serious injury and 6 involved multiple serious injuries.

Serious Injuries - 2017 to 2020

5 Year Average 2017 2018 2019 2020

(2015 - 2019)

Month

January 53 56 42 54 61

February 46 37 37 49 74

March 72 77 60 82 72

April 59 50 59 52 40

May 63 65 42 72 43

June 56 54 48 64 47

July 55 60 44 60 63

August 62 46 58 82 49

September 56 46 57 68 52

October 59 46 43 75 58

November 55 37 34 85 79

December 60 48 52 90 77

Total 696 622 576 833 715

		5 Year Average	2017	2018	2019	2020
		(2015 - 2019)
Month
	January	53	56	42	54	61
	February	46	37	37	49	74
	March	72	77	60	82	72
	April	59	50	59	52	40
	May	63	65	42	72	43
	June	56	54	48	64	47
	July	55	60	44	60	63
	August	62	46	58	82	49
	September	56	46	57	68	52
	October	59	46	43	75	58
	November	55	37	34	85	79
	December	60	48	52	90	77
Total	696	622	576	833	715

Serious Injuries - 2019/2020 Comparison

		DECEMBER 2019	Year to Date 2019	DECEMBER 2020	Year to Date 2020
Road User
	Driver	39	349	26	292
	Passenger	16	108	13	97
	Motorcyclist	19	196	21	189
	Pillion Passenger	-	5	-	5
	Bicyclist	10	95	7	75
	Pedestrian	6	80	10	57
Total	90	833	77	715
Age
	0-15	7	32	4	30
	16-19	9	64	4	52
	20-24	6	94	7	77
	25-29	8	79	8	70
	30-39	11	128	12	112
	40-49	10	93	13	96
	50-59	16	122	8	104
	60-69	11	103	10	81
	70+	12	109	11	90
	Not known	-	9	-	3
Total	90	833	77	715
Sex
	Male	56	570	49	490
	Female	34	263	28	225
	Unknown	-	-	-	-
Total	90	833	77	715
Location
	Adelaide	58	553	53	471
	Country	32	280	24	244
Total	90	833	77	715

		Driver	Pass- enger	Motor- cyclist	Pillion Passenger	Bicy- clist	Pedes- trian	Total
Ages
	0-15	2	14	4	-	6	4	30
	16-19	17	11	19	-	1	4	52
	20-24	39	13	18	-	3	4	77
	25-29	20	13	23	2	8	4	70
	30-39	46	7	41	1	12	5	112
	40-49	40	6	29	1	14	6	96
	50-59	39	10	32	1	13	9	104
	60-69	36	8	16	-	12	9	81
	70+	53	13	7	-	5	12	90
	Unknown	-	2	-	-	1	-	3
	Total	292	97	189	5	75	57	715
Sex
	Male	172	41	179	2	60	36	490
	Female	120	56	10	3	15	21	225
	Total	292	97	189	5	75	57	715
Location
	Adelaide	168	54	130	2	68	49	471
	Country	124	43	59	3	7	8	244
	Total	292	97	189	5	75	57	715

DECEMBER
2019 Year to Date
2019 DECEMBER
2020 Year to Date
2020

Road User

Driver 39 349 26 292

Passenger 16 108 13 97

Motorcyclist 19 196 21 189

Pillion Passenger - 5 - 5

Bicyclist 10 95 7 75

Pedestrian 6 80 10 57

Total 90 833 77 715

Age

0-15 7 32 4 30

16-19 9 64 4 52

20-24 6 94 7 77

25-29 8 79 8 70

30-39 11 128 12 112

40-49 10 93 13 96

50-59 16 122 8 104

60-69 11 103 10 81

70+ 12 109 11 90

Not known - 9 - 3

Total 90 833 77 715

Sex

Male 56 570 49 490

Female 34 263 28 225

Unknown - - - -

Total 90 833 77 715

Location

Adelaide 58 553 53 471

Country 32 280 24 244

Total 90 833 77 715

Serious Injuries - 2020 Year to Date

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

Ages

0-15 2 14 4 - 6 4 30

16-19 17 11 19 - 1 4 52

20-24 39 13 18 - 3 4 77

25-29 20 13 23 2 8 4 70

30-39 46 7 41 1 12 5 112

40-49 40 6 29 1 14 6 96

50-59 39 10 32 1 13 9 104

60-69 36 8 16 - 12 9 81

70+ 53 13 7 - 5 12 90

Unknown - 2 - - 1 - 3

Total 292 97 189 5 75 57 715

Sex

Male 172 41 179 2 60 36 490

Female 120 56 10 3 15 21 225

Total 292 97 189 5 75 57 715

Location

Adelaide 168 54 130 2 68 49 471

Country 124 43 59 3 7 8 244

Total 292 97 189 5 75 57 715

Serious Injury Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

DECEMBER
2019 Year to Date
2019 DECEMBER
2020 Year to Date
2020

Location

Adelaide 55 504 48 428

Country 25 225 21 196

Total 80 729 69 624

Vehicles

Single Vehicle 42 368 33 324

Multiple Vehicles 38 361 36 300

Total 80 729 69 624

Serious Injury Crashes

Single Injury 73 662 63 580

Multiple Injuries 7 67 6 44

Total 80 729 69 624

Vehicles Type Involved

Articulated Truck 4 23 - 14

Rigid Truck 2 19 1 10

Bus - 8 - 6

Utility 17 126 15 107

Car 71 662 63 566

Motorcycle 21 208 21 195

Bicycle 10 101 9 77

Total Vehicles Involved 125 1147 109 975

Serious Injury Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total

Vehicles

Single Vehicle 192 132 324

Multiple Vehicles 236 64 300

Total 428 196 624

Serious Injury Crashes

Single Injury 404 176 580

Multiple Injuries 24 20 44

Total 428 196 624

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 DIT.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au

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	192	132	324
	Multiple Vehicles	236	64	300
Total		428	196	624
Serious Injury Crashes
	Single Injury	404	176	580
	Multiple Injuries	24	20	44
Total		428	196	624

ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

DECEMBER 2020

Date of Issue: 3 May 2021

KEY FACTS:

Serious Injuries - 2017 to 2020

Serious Injuries - 2019/2020 Comparison

Serious Injuries - 2020 Year to Date

Serious Injury Crashes - 2019/2020 Comparison

Serious Injury Crashes - 2020 Year to Date

Explanatory Notes

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