OCTOBER 2016


Date of Issue: 9 Nov 2016


KEY FACTS:
  • 76 people have been killed on South Australian roads to date during 2016, compared with 89 during 2015.


  • 11 people have been killed to date in OCTOBER 2016.


  • 6 fatalities were males and 5 were females.


  • 9 were vehicle occupants, 1 was a motorcycle rider and 1 was a pedestrian.


  • To date in OCTOBER 2016, there were 6 fatalities in the country and 5 in Adelaide.
  • Of the 11 fatal crashes to date in OCTOBER 2016, 5 involved a single vehicle and 6 involved more than one vehicle.

  • All 11 crashes involved a single fatality.


  • The 3 heavy vehicle fatal crashes involved Utility/Bdouble, Truck/Tree, Car Sedan/Bus.


  • The 3 utility_van fatal crashes involved Car Sedan/Station Wagon/Station Wagon/Utility, Utility/Bdouble, Station Wagon/Utility.


  • The motorcycle fatal crash involved Motorcycle.



Fatalities - 2013 to 2016

5 Year Average 2013 2014 2015 2016
(2011 - 2015)
Month
January10108137
February64545
March10171238
April845910
May75789
June10136117
July711944
August998116
September731179
October9691911
November8888
December107205
Total10197108102


Fatalities - 2015/2016 Comparison

OCTOBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
OCTOBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
Road User
Driver944738
Passenger217220
Motorcyclist31016
Pillion Passenger----
Bicyclist23-5
Pedestrian31517
Total19891176
Age
0-15-515
16-1926-1
20-242919
25-2926-9
30-3921318
40-49311213
50-592914
60-692916
70+421421
Not known----
Total19891176
Sex
Male1256646
Female733530
Unknown----
Total19891176
Location
Adelaide940533
Country1049643
Total19891176



Fatalities - 2016 Year to Date

Driver Pass-
enger
Motor-
cyclist
Pillion
Passenger
Bicy-
clist
Pedes-
trian
Total
Ages
0-15-4---15
16-19--1---1
20-247-1--19
25-2944---19
30-396-2---8
40-49741-1-13
50-592-1--14
60-6931--116
70+97--3221
Unknown-------
Total38206-5776
Sex
Male2275-5746
Female16131---30
Total38206-5776
Location
Adelaide1582-2633
Country23124-3143
Total38206-5776

 

Fatal Crashes - 2015/2016 Comparison

OCTOBER
2015
Year to Date
2015
OCTOBER
2016
Year to Date
2016
Location
Adelaide940531
Country1043639
Total19831170
Vehicles
Single Vehicle1349535
Multiple Vehicle634635
Total19831170
Fatal Crashes
Single Fatality19791167
Multiple Fatalities-4-3
Total19831170
Vehicles Type Involved
Articulated Truck2918
Rigid Truck-214
Bus-112
Utility19315
4WD----
Car16821272
Motorcycle41316
Bicycle23-7
Total Vehicles Involved2511919114



Fatal Crashes - 2016 Year to Date

Adelaide Country Total
Vehicles
Single Vehicle112435
Multiple Vehicle201535
Total313970
Fatalities
Single Fatality303767
Multiple Fatalities123
Total313970




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 and Crash Investigation Unit on (08) 8343 2854, Safety Strategy Section.
  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 TSA web site - http:www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/road/road_use/roadcrash.asp