U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 35. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity

First Harmful Event

Single-Vehicle

Multiple-Vehicle

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Fatal Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

2,789

93.2%

2,789

74.7%

Collision with Fixed Object

234

31.6%

89

3.0%

323

8.7%

Collision with Pedestrian

222

30.0%

31

1.0%

253

6.8%

Overturn (Rollover)

127

17.1%

52

1.7%

179

4.8%

Collision with Pedalcycle

68

9.2%

1

0.0%

69

1.8%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

30

4.0%

4

0.1%

34

0.9%

Collision with Train

14

1.9%

0

0.0%

14

0.4%

Collision with Other Object

10

1.3%

5

0.2%

15

0.4%

Collision with Animal

2

0.3%

6

0.2%

8

0.2%

Explosion/Fire

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other

12

1.6%

4

0.1%

16

0.4%

Unknown

22

3.0%

11

0.4%

33

0.9%

Total

741

100.0%

2,992

100.0%

3,733

100.0%

Injury Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

51,000

96.4%

51,000

79.8%

Collision with Fixed Object

3,000

31.0%

1,000

2.1%

4,000

7.0%

Collision with Pedestrian

1,000

8.5%

*

*

1,000

1.5%

Overturn (Rollover)

4,000

38.0%

*

0.9%

5,000

7.2%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

2.9%

*

*

*

0.5%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

1,000

8.7%

*

0.1%

1,000

1.6%

Collision with Train

*

0.2%

*

*

*

*

Collision with Other Object

*

3.3%

*

0.2%

*

0.7%

Collision with Animal

1,000

4.8%

*

*

1,000

0.8%

Jackknife

*

2.4%

*

0.1%

*

0.5%

Explosion/Fire

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other

*

0.3%

*

0.2%

*

0.2%

Total

11,000

100.0%

53,000

100.0%

64,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

204,000

97.7%

204,000

68.7%

Collision with Fixed Object

27,000

30.1%

2,000

0.8%

28,000

9.5%

Collision with Pedestrian

*

*

*

*

*

*

Overturn (Rollover)

3,000

3.5%

*

*

3,000

1.1%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

0.3%

*

*

*

0.1%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

43,000

48.7%

*

*

43,000

14.4%

Collision with Train

*

0.2%

*

*

*

0.1%

Collision with Other Object

2,000

2.2%

1,000

0.3%

3,000

0.9%

Collision with Animal

7,000

8.4%

*

*

7,000

2.5%

Jackknife

2,000

2.0%

*

0.2%

2,000

0.7%

Explosion/Fire

1,000

1.6%

*

*

1,000

0.5%

Other

3,000

3.0%

2,000

1.0%

5,000

1.6%

Total

88,000

100.0%

209,000

100.0%

297,000

100.0%

*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

 

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