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Road crash facts

Apart from the suffering of victims and their loved ones, the financial cost of road fatalities and injuries is about $1 billion each year for the South Australian community.

Road safety progress reports

Road crash reports

Daily updates (PDF) of the State road toll.
Monthly road crash reports for South Australia.
2016 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF)
2015 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 850 kB)
2014 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 280 kB)
The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) provides extensive information on road crashes in Australia.

South Australia's Road Safety Annual Progress Reports

South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2015 (PDF)
South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2014 (PDF, 1210 kB)
South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2013 (PDF, 918 kB)

Annual crash fact sheets

These fact sheets are primarily sourced from the departments Road Crash Database, providing an in-depth look at the relevant key issues and statistics of each topic, addressing fatal and serious injury crashes.

Alcohol and drugs	PDF 56 kB
Cyclists	PDF 56 kB
Heavy vehicle drivers	PDF 99 kB
Males and females	PDF 198 kB
Metropolitan Adelaide	PDF 89 kB
Motorcyclists	PDF 90 kB
Older road users	PDF 155 kB
Pedestrians	PDF 80 kB
Rural road crashes	PDF 1.2 MB
Unlicensed drivers	PDF 64 kB
Young people	PDF 298 kB

More information

Latest news

New shared use bridge opens on O-Bahn tunnel project

12 Jul 2017

A new shared use bridge for cyclists and pedestrians has been completed, improving access and safety as part of the $160 million O-Bahn City Access Project.