Quarterly heavy vehicle road deaths

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Definitions

Articulated truck

A motor vehicle primarily for load carrying, consisting of a prime mover that has no significant load carrying area but with a turntable device which can be linked to one or more trailers.

Heavy rigid truck

A motor vehicle of GVM greater than 4.5 tonnes constructed with a load carrying area. Includes a rigid truck with a tow bar, draw bar or other non-articulated coupling on the rear of the vehicle.

Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM)

Tare weight (i.e. unladen weight) of the motor vehicle plus its maximum carrying capacity excluding trailers.

Bus

A motor vehicle constructed for the carriage of passengers which has at least 10 seats, including the driver's seat.

Crash

Any apparently unpremeditated event reported to police, or other relevant authority, and resulting in death, injury or property damage attributable to the movement of a road vehicle on a public road

Road death or fatality

A person who dies within 30 days of a crash as a result of injuries received in that crash.

Fatal crash

A crash for which there is at least one death.

Preliminary data

Data for recent months are preliminary and subject to revision.

About the data

Data for this report is sourced from the Australian Road Deaths Database(Opens in a new tab/window) (ARDD). 

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CKAN Data Catalogue

• Road Deaths In Crashes Involving Heavy Vehicles—Quarterly Bulletin(Opens in a new tab/window)

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Limitations  

In general, a heavy truck as identified in the ARDD is a freight-carrying vehicle with a gross vehicle mass of over 4.5 tonnes. We use the identification of heavy trucks as supplied by the states and territories, which can vary.