ROAD FATALITIES INVOLVING HEAVY VEHICLES
IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

MAY 2008

Date of Issue: 2 Jun 2008

Heavy Vehicle Fatalities - 2005 to 2008
		2005	2006	2007	2008
Month
	January	2	0	0	2
	February	3	1	2	0
	March	3	2	1	3
	April	0	3	3	3
	May	0	1	0	1
	June	0	1	0
	July	5	1	1
	August	4	0	3
	September	1	2	1
	October	2	1	0
	November	0	0	0
	December	1	3	2
Total		21	15	13

		MAY 2007	Year to Date 2007	MAY 2008	Year to Date 2008
Vehicles
	Single Vehicle	-	1	-	2
	Multiple Vehicle	-	4	1	7
Total		-	5	1	9
Fatalities
	Single Fatality	-	4	1	9
	Multiple Fatalities	-	1	-	-
Total		-	5	1	9

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Explanatory Notes

This publication contains details of the number of road fatalities and road fatal crashes involving Heavy Vehicles that occurred in South Australia during MAY 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 fatal road crash occurs if a road crash results in the death of any person involved in the crash. A fatal crash is any road crash which results in one or more fatalities. 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 2854.