Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2008, January 2010

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

Table 53. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck

Most Harmful Event	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Most Harmful Event	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Collision with Vehicle in Transport	3,050	75.0%	53,000	80.4%	218,000	70.4%
Collision with Fixed Object	164	4.0%	3,000	4.4%	28,000	8.9%
Collision with Pedestrian	288	7.1%	1,000	1.4%	*	*
Overturn (Rollover)	283	7.0%	7,000	9.8%	4,000	1.3%
Collision with Pedalcycle	69	1.7%	*	0.5%	*	0.1%
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle	17	0.4%	1,000	1.4%	43,000	13.9%
Collision with Train	13	0.3%	*	0.2%	*	0.1%
Collision with Other Object	8	0.2%	*	0.6%	2,000	0.8%
Collision with Animal	3	0.1%	*	0.7%	7,000	2.3%
Jackknife	—	—	*	0.4%	2,000	0.7%
Explosion/Fire	124	3.0%	*	*	1,000	0.4%
Other	22	0.5%	*	0.2%	4,000	1.1%
Unknown	25	0.6%	—	—	—	—
Total	4,066	100.0%	66,000	100.0%	309,000	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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