Road crash statistics are updated by Traffic Support Branch daily.  These are preliminary statistics.

Daily update of fatal crashes   PDF

Daily update of serious injury crashes   PDF

Daily update of casualties to midnight   PDF

Other sources

Transport SA also give a daily update of fatalities and serious injuries on South Australian roads as well as monthly road crash reports.

http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/road/road_use/roadcrash.asp

Where and how do collisions occur?

• 59% of all fatalities and 50% of serious injuries occur on rural roads
• More than two-thirds of country fatalities occur on straight sections of road
• More than 70% of crashes on open rural roads are single vehicle accidents such as rollovers or running off the road
• More than 30% of fatal and serious injury crashes occur when vehicles run off the road and hit fixed objects
• 31% of fatal crashes and 18% of serious injury crashes occur on roads with a speed limit of 110 km/h
• More than half of serious injury crashes occur on roads with a speed limit of 60 km/h

Who is involved

• Nearly 75% of the people who die in crashes and 62% of those seriously injured are males
• 67% of drivers die or are seriously injured in rural areas live in rural areas
• Young adults aged 17-24 make up only 11% of the total population but account for 18% of all road fatalities and 28% of serious injuries
• People aged 70 and over make up 11% of the total population but are involved in 15% of all road fatalities and 7% of serious injuries

Who are the people who die in road crashes?

• Drivers 50%
• Passengers 23%
• Pedestrians 14%
• Motorcyclists 11%
• Cyclists 2%

Who are the people seriously injured in road crashes?

• Drivers 48%
• Passengers 28%
• Motorcyclists 11%
• Pedestrians 9%
• Cyclists 4%

Road users involved in collisions 2005

What are the causes?

Vehicle speed

• Excessive speed is a major factor in at least 50% of injury and 20% of fatal collisions
• The risk of casualty crashes in suburban streets doubles for each 5 kph above 60 kph
• 36%of all fatal crashes occur in speed zones of 70 kph or less
• More than 50% of serious injury crashes occur on roads with a speed limit of 60 kph

Drink driving

• In 2004, 35% of people who died had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.05% or higher: most had BACs three times the legal limit
• 38% of drivers aged 16-25 years who died had a BAC of 0.05% or higher
• every 0.05% increase (BAC) above zero doubles the risk of crashing

Inattention and complacency

• Around 30% of all collisions in South Australia are rear end collisions

Drug driving

• In 2004 15% of drivers and riders who died tested positive to drugs
• Legal or illegal drugs including amphetamine substances, cannabis and some prescription drugs can affect driver skills and attitudes

Seat belts

• In 2004 25% of vehicle occupants who died were not wearing a seat belt
• 13% of those seriously injured were not wearing a seat belt
• Young male drivers in rural areas, rear seat passengers, young children and heavy vehicle drivers are more likely not to wear seatbelts.

Fatigue

• Fatigue is the major cause of single vehicle crashes on rural roads
• Fatigue is understood to be a factor in more that 20% of fatal crases
• Fatigue is a significant factor in crashes involving heavy vehicles.

Data based on 2004 statistics. Sourced from Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, The South Australian Road Safety Strategy 2003-2010