ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

DECEMBER 2015

Date of Issue: 1 Mar 2016

KEY FACTS:

756 people have been seriously injured on South Australian roads during 2015, compared with 711 during 2014.

· 62 people have been seriously injured in DECEMBER 2015.

· 39 serious injuries were males and 23 were females.

· 41 were vehicle occupants, 12 were motorcycle riders, 7 were cyclists and 2 were pedestrians.

In DECEMBER 2015, there were 24 serious injuries in the country and 38 in Adelaide.

· Of the 53 serious injury crashes in DECEMBER 2015, 22 involved a single vehicle and 31 involved more than one vehicle .

· 46 crashes involved a single serious injury and 7 involved multiple serious injuries.

Serious Injuries - 2012 to 2015

		5 Year Average	2012	2013	2014	2015
		(2010 - 2014)
Month
	January	66	52	59	66	58
	February	63	66	51	44	59
	March	85	64	73	79	74
	April	72	66	70	64	62
	May	74	76	76	61	66
	June	69	49	55	57	53
	July	69	62	65	48	62
	August	65	66	54	64	70
	September	63	53	65	38	57
	October	70	71	65	57	64
	November	75	74	89	64	69
	December	76	62	68	69	62
Total		847	761	790	711	756

Serious Injuries - 2014/2015 Comparison

		DECEMBER 2014	Year to Date 2014	DECEMBER 2015	Year to Date 2015
Road User
	Driver	29	320	31	357
	Passenger	21	135	10	131
	Motorcyclist	11	127	11	137
	Pillion Passenger	-	3	1	6
	Bicyclist	6	64	7	75
	Pedestrian	2	62	2	50
Total		69	711	62	756
Age
	0-15	3	26	1	28
	16-19	8	80	5	71
	20-24	8	90	4	83
	25-29	7	71	4	60
	30-39	8	99	9	128
	40-49	10	122	11	107
	50-59	15	93	10	103
	60-69	3	54	8	77
	70+	7	57	10	80
	Not known	-	19	-	19
Total		69	711	62	756
Sex
	Male	47	472	39	502
	Female	22	239	23	253
	Unknown	-	-	-	1
Total		69	711	62	756
Location
	Adelaide	31	376	38	428
	Country	38	335	24	328
Total		69	711	62	756

Serious Injuries - 2015 Year to Date

		Driver	Pass- enger	Motor- cyclist	Pillion Passenger	Bicy- clist	Pedes- trian	Total
Ages
	0-15	-	15	-	-	4	9	28
	16-19	36	20	9	1	1	4	71
	20-24	38	22	12	1	6	4	83
	25-29	29	15	8	-	5	3	60
	30-39	65	10	33	1	16	3	128
	40-49	45	10	24	1	23	4	107
	50-59	51	9	29	1	9	4	103
	60-69	41	6	15	1	5	9	77
	70+	50	14	4	-	3	9	80
	Unknown	2	10	3	-	3	1	19
	Total	357	131	137	6	75	50	756
Sex
	Male	224	60	127	1	63	27	502
	Female	132	71	10	5	12	23	253
	Total	357	131	137	6	75	50	756
Location
	Adelaide	172	53	90	4	71	38	428
	Country	185	78	47	2	4	12	328
	Total	357	131	137	6	75	50	756

Serious Injury Crashes - 2014/2015 Comparison

		DECEMBER 2014	Year to Date 2014	DECEMBER 2015	Year to Date 2015
Location
	Adelaide	29	346	33	391
	Country	26	248	20	263
Total		55	594	53	654
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	32	342	22	374
	Multiple Vehicles	23	250	31	279
Total		55	594	53	654
Serious Injury Crashes
	Single Injury	52	541	46	598
	Multiple Injuries	3	53	7	56
Total		55	594	53	654
Vehicles Type Involved
	Articulated Truck	1	20	3	27
	Rigid Truck	-	10	-	8
	Bus	-	3	-	4
	Utility	-	-	-	-
	Car	53	542	52	599
	Motorcycle	11	134	11	143
	Bicycle	7	70	7	81
Total Vehicles Involved		81	885	85	978

Serious Injury Crashes - 2015 Year to Date

		Adelaide	Country	Total
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	179	195	374
	Multiple Vehicles	212	67	279
	Total		263	654
Serious Injury Crashes
	Single Injury	372	226	598
	Multiple Injuries	19	37	56
	Total		263	654

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 Safe Systems & Crash Investigation Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Safety Strategy Section.

3. 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 .

4. A serious injury crash is any road crash which results in one or more serious injuries.

5. In this publication, "Adelaide" means the Greater Adelaide Statistical Division.