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Indigo Road Harm Intelligence Report

Fatal and injury crash patterns, vulnerable road-user harm, heavy-vehicle involvement, SCATS exposure matching and TIRTL freight-conflict matching.

37 fatalities 321 serious injuries 202 VRU crash records 28 heavy-vehicle crash records

615

Crash records

Fatalities

321

Serious injuries

453

Other injuries

7,363

Weighted harm score

39.7

Priority score

Method caveat: This is a public-interest analytical report. It is not an engineering safety audit. Locations should be treated as candidates for further review.

Safety diagnosis

This section diagnoses the type of road-harm problem in Indigo by crash mechanism, road environment, vulnerable-road-user involvement and heavy-vehicle involvement.

7,363

Weighted harm score

358

Fatal + serious injuries

6.6%

VRU share of harm

12.2%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

88.0%

High-speed road harm share

23.4%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Indigo recorded 615 injury crash records, 37 fatalities and 321 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. Heavy-vehicle-involved crashes account for 12.2% of weighted harm, indicating a freight/conflict layer worth local review. High-speed roads account for 88.0% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 31.7% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	218	131	2,569	34.9%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	156	87	1,502	20.4%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	51	46	1,495	20.3%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	44	26	821	11.2%
Other / mixed mechanism	92	38	451	6.1%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	25	14	259	3.5%
Object / roadside impact	23	12	133	1.8%
Pedestrian conflict	6	4	133	1.8%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	103	131	2,428	34.7%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	29	46	1,462	20.9%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	79	87	1,420	20.3%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	26	26	802	11.5%
Other / mixed mechanism	34	38	387	5.5%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	12	14	239	3.4%
Pedestrian conflict	3	4	130	1.9%
Object / roadside impact	12	12	120	1.7%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Pedestrian conflict	6	4	133	27.3%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	2	2	111	22.7%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	2	2	110	22.5%
Other / mixed mechanism	13	8	88	18.0%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	4	2	22	4.5%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	2	1	12	2.5%
Turning / crossing conflict	2	1	12	2.5%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	11	12	666	74.3%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	7	6	153	17.1%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	3	3	34	3.8%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	2	2	20	2.2%
Other / mixed mechanism	4	1	13	1.5%
Object / roadside impact	1	1	10	1.1%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	469	299	6,480	88.0%
Unknown speed zone	51	22	341	4.6%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	46	20	237	3.2%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	11	6	157	2.1%
Local streets (50 km/h)	38	11	148	2.0%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	489	285	5,616	76.3%
Intersection	123	71	1,726	23.4%
Other geometry	2	1	11	0.1%
Unknown geometry	1	1	10	0.1%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	434	250	4,986	67.7%
Dark / street lights	120	72	1,522	20.7%
Dawn / dusk	53	32	809	11.0%
Other lighting	8	4	46	0.6%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	36	37	1,216	16.5%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	40	26	817	11.1%
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	31	27	752	10.2%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	53	33	719	9.8%
OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	52	27	573	7.8%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	55	32	536	7.3%
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	25	14	259	3.5%
OFF CARRIAGEWAY ON LEFT BEND	21	15	252	3.4%

Caveat: This is a public-interest diagnostic layer. It identifies patterns for review and does not assign legal fault, engineering causation or treatment responsibility.

Emerging hotspots and worsening trends

This section compares recent road harm against the long-run baseline to identify patterns that may be getting worse.

Plain-English signal: Indigo has localised worsening signals even if the whole-council signal is below the statewide top threshold.

Open full Indigo emerging-hotspots page Statewide emerging-hotspots index

Top local worsening locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent FSI
HUME FREEWAY / OLD CEMETERY ROAD	Major worsening	17.0	110.2	93.2	6
BEECHWORTH-WODONGA ROAD / INDIGO CREEK ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	33.9	33.9	4
RUTHERGLEN-SPRINGHURST ROAD / PEVITTS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	26.6	26.6	1
MYRTLEFORD-STANLEY ROAD / BALD HILLS WEST TRACK	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.5	5.5	2
KIEWA VALLEY HIGHWAY / HELLHOLE CREEK ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.2	5.2	2
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / CHILTERN-HOWLONG ROAD	Moderate worsening	7.5	8.1	0.6	3
HUME FREEWAY / MCHUGH ROAD	Watch	5.8	5.5	-0.3	2

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	Strong worsening	8.4	47.0	38.6
Other / mixed mechanism	Strong worsening	35.6	65.3	29.6
Turning / crossing conflict	Strong worsening	177.9	202.3	24.4

Comparison period

Baseline: 2012-2019
Recent: 2022-2025

Metrics are annualised. This is a statistical screening layer, not an engineering safety audit.

Vulnerable Road User Atlas

This section focuses on pedestrian, bicyclist, motorcyclist, school-age pedestrian/cyclist and older-pedestrian harm patterns where fields are available.

Plain-English VRU signature: Indigo recorded 31 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 3 fatalities and 17 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 5.0% of all recorded injury crashes and 6.6% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 3 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 5 records.

Open full Indigo VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Bicyclist	321	13	18
Pedestrian	167	7	13
Older pedestrian	132	4	5
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	13	1	3
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	209	11	16
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	111	2	2
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	110	2	2
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	34	3	7
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	12	1	2
Turning / crossing conflict	12	1	2

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
MAIN STREET / WARRENS LANE Open map	101	1	2	2	0
RUTHERGLEN-SPRINGHURST ROAD / PEVITTS ROAD Open map	101	1	1	0	1
UNNAMED / TWIST CREEK ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
BUCKLAND GAP ROAD / FLETCHER ROAD Open map	21	2	1	0	1
CAMP STREET / HIGH STREET Open map	20	2	1	1	0
BEECHWORTH-WANGARATTA ROAD / FORD STREET Open map	11	1	2	1	1
ISAACS AVENUE / WILLIAM STREET Open map	11	1	2	1	1
MAIN STREET / HIGH STREET Open map	11	1	2	2	0

Freight Conflict Index

This section focuses on heavy-vehicle crash harm, vulnerable-road-user overlap and TIRTL freight exposure where available.

Plain-English freight signature: Indigo recorded 28 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 7 fatalities and 18 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 12.2% of total weighted harm. There are 3 heavy-vehicle crashes overlapping with pedestrians, bicyclists or motorcyclists. No TIRTL-matched freight-corridor harm was available for this council in the current matching layer.

Open full Indigo freight-conflict page Statewide Freight Conflict Index

TIRTL freight-conflict sites

No records available for this table.

HV mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
Turning / crossing conflict	666	12	11	1
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	153	6	7	0
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	34	3	3	0
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	20	2	2	0
Other / mixed mechanism	13	1	4	2
Object / roadside impact	10	1	1	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes
HUME FREEWAY / OLD CEMETERY ROAD Open map	421	6	2
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / FEDERATION WAY Open map	101	1	2
CHILTERN-HOWLONG ROAD / GRACES ROAD Open map	100	1	1
SANDY CREEK ROAD / CEMETERY LANE Open map	100	1	1
HUME FREEWAY / HUME IN-INDIGO CREEK OF RAMP Open map	30	3	3
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / JACKS ROAD Open map	30	3	1

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Bike	Moto
ISAACS AVENUE / WILLIAM STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0
MAIN STREET / HIGH STREET Open map	1	0	1	0	1
MAIN STREET / MURPHY STREET Open map	1	0	1	1	0

SCATS exposure-adjusted intersection league table

This section ranks signalised intersections by total road harm and by harm adjusted for observed SCATS movements.

Plain-English SCATS signal: No SCATS-matched signal-site exposure summary is available for this council.

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Top local SCATS sites by combined priority

No SCATS records available for this table.

Top eligible local SCATS sites by harm rate

No SCATS records available for this table.

Indigo crash map

Interactive self-contained Google Map showing crash records, fatal crashes, serious-injury crashes, vulnerable road-user crashes and heavy-vehicle crashes for this council area.

Map caveat: this is public-interest road-harm intelligence, not an engineering safety audit.

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Indigo road-harm graphs

Large-format colour-coded graph pack showing this council's severity trend, harm composition, road-user involvement, top locations and exposure layers.

Annual severity trend

Crash records by year, stacked by fatal, serious injury and other injury severity.

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Harm composition

Fatalities, serious injuries and other injuries in the official crash data.

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Road-user involvement

Pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle and heavy-vehicle crash involvement.

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Top crash locations by harm

Highest weighted-harm locations in this council area.

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Statewide priority comparison

Combined priority score and statewide rank compared with other councils.

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Graph caveat: these are public-interest road-harm intelligence charts, not an engineering safety audit.

Indigo Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
HUME FREEWAY / OLD CEMETERY ROAD	15 crashes; 4 fatal; 15 serious; harm 559	Street View	Google Maps
BEECHWORTH-WODONGA ROAD / MAGPIE LANE	4 crashes; 2 fatal; 2 serious; harm 221	Street View	Google Maps
CHILTERN-HOWLONG ROAD / GRACES ROAD	7 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 206	Street View	Google Maps
WODONGA-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / GLASS TRACK	1 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 202	Street View	Google Maps
CHILTERN-RUTHERGLEN ROAD / DONCHI HILL ROAD	2 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 201	Street View	Google Maps
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / BARNAWARTHA ROAD	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 158	Street View	Google Maps
MYRTLEFORD-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / BRUARONG LANE	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 150	Street View	Google Maps
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / JACKS ROAD	7 crashes; 0 fatal; 13 serious; harm 133	Street View	Google Maps
MYRTLEFORD-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / KELLEY LANE	3 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 132	Street View	Google Maps
BEECHWORTH-WODONGA ROAD / STAR LANE	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 131	Street View	Google Maps
BEECHWORTH-WODONGA ROAD / INDIGO CREEK ROAD	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 130	Street View	Google Maps
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / COYLES ROAD	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 130	Street View	Google Maps

SCATS signal-site exposure layer — Street View

SCATS site	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
No Street View links available.

Top crash locations

Ranked by weighted harm score. Weighting: fatality ×100, serious injury ×10, other injury ×1.

Rank	Location	Crashes	Fatalities	Serious injuries	Other injuries	Harm score	HV crashes	Ped	Bike	Moto
1	HUME FREEWAY / OLD CEMETERY ROAD	15	4	15	9	559	2	0	0	1
2	BEECHWORTH-WODONGA ROAD / MAGPIE LANE	4	2	2	1	221	0	0	0	0
3	CHILTERN-HOWLONG ROAD / GRACES ROAD	7	2	0	6	206	1	0	0	0
4	WODONGA-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / GLASS TRACK	1	2	0	2	202	0	0	0	0
5	CHILTERN-RUTHERGLEN ROAD / DONCHI HILL ROAD	2	2	0	1	201	0	0	0	1
6	MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / BARNAWARTHA ROAD	5	1	5	8	158	0	0	0	0
7	MYRTLEFORD-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / BRUARONG LANE	5	1	5	0	150	0	0	0	0
8	MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / JACKS ROAD	7	0	13	3	133	1	1	0	0
9	MYRTLEFORD-YACKANDANDAH ROAD / KELLEY LANE	3	1	3	2	132	0	0	0	1
10	BEECHWORTH-WODONGA ROAD / STAR LANE	2	1	3	1	131	0	0	1	0
11	BEECHWORTH-WODONGA ROAD / INDIGO CREEK ROAD	2	1	3	0	130	0	0	0	1
12	MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / COYLES ROAD	2	1	3	0	130	0	0	0	0
13	MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / BUCKINGHAM EXT ROAD	3	1	2	2	122	0	0	0	0
14	BEECHWORTH-WODONGA ROAD / OLD WOORAGEE ROAD	3	1	2	1	121	0	0	0	0
15	BUCKLAND GAP ROAD / BARTSH ROAD	3	1	2	0	120	0	0	0	0
16	GOORAMADDA ROAD / MIA MIA ROAD	1	1	2	0	120	0	0	0	0
17	MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / GREAT SOUTHERN ROAD	5	1	1	4	114	0	0	0	1
18	MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / FEDERATION WAY	3	1	1	1	111	2	0	0	0
19	CHILTERN VALLEY ROAD / MANTELLI ROAD	2	1	1	0	110	0	0	0	0
20	RUTHERGLEN-SPRINGHURST ROAD / WITHERS ROAD	1	1	1	0	110	0	0	0	0
21	RUTHERGLEN-SPRINGHURST ROAD / PEVITTS ROAD	2	1	0	2	102	0	0	1	0
22	MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY / TURNER ROAD	1	1	0	2	102	0	0	0	0
23	MAIN STREET / WARRENS LANE	2	1	0	1	101	0	2	0	0
24	BAYNES GULLY ROAD / BLACK DOG CREEK ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	1
25	BRIDGE STREET / BOW STREET	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0

SCATS signal-site exposure layer

Crash records matched to nearby SCATS sites using the selected proximity radius. This is a signal/intersection-adjacent view, not full road-network attribution.

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TIRTL freight-conflict layer

Heavy-vehicle crash records matched to nearby TIRTL freight monitoring sites. This is a freight-corridor candidate layer.

No rows available.

Road-user summaries

Pedestrian crash records

Bicycle crash records

171

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records