ROAD CRASH SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING
HEAVY VEHICLES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

AUGUST 2008

Date of Issue: 3 Nov 2008

Heavy Vehicle Serious Injuries - 2005 to 2008
		2005	2006	2007	2008
Month
	January	4	11	4	9
	February	5	8	4	16
	March	6	19	12	8
	April	6	12	16	6
	May	10	10	9	7
	June	8	6	5	7
	July	6	7	7	6
	August	7	13	10	10
	September	14	8	8
	October	6	10	3
	November	14	8	8
	December	5	14	12
Total		91	126	98

		AUGUST 2007	Year to Date 2007	AUGUST 2008	Year to Date 2008
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	5	20	3	20
	Multiple Vehicles	4	38	5	36
Total		9	58	8	56
Serious Inury Crashes
	Single Injury	8	52	6	45
	Multiple Injuries	1	6	2	11
Total		9	58	8	56

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Explanatory Notes

This publication contains details of the number of serious injury road crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during AUGUST 2008 together with comparable figures for some earlier periods. Figures relating to the current year are provisional and may be subject to revision. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the statistics in the publication in light of the size of the numbers and the short time period involved.

A serious injury occurs if a road crash results in the hospitalisation, but not death, within 30 days, of any person involved in the road crash. A serious injury crash is any road crash which results in one or more serious injuries. In this publication, "Adelaide" means the Adelaide Statistical Division. Enquiries regarding these statistics or related publications should be directed to Road Crash Information Unit on (08) 8343 2878.