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 55. Large Trucks in Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Severity

Crash Type	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Crash Type	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Large Truck Rear-Ending Passenger Vehicle	99	4.8%	7,000	16.8%	22,000	12.1%
Passenger Vehicle Rear-Ending Large Truck	337	16.3%	6,000	13.4%	17,000	9.4%
Large Truck Crossing Center Median (Head-On)	77	3.7%	2,000	5.0%	3,000	1.5%
Passenger Vehicle Crossing Center Median (Head-On)	358	17.4%	*	0.5%	*	0.2%
Large Truck Striking Passenger Vehicle (Other)	661	32.0%	11,000	25.9%	78,000	42.3%
Passenger Vehicle Striking Large Truck (Other)	438	21.2%	14,000	34.8%	50,000	27.2%
Other Collision	93	4.5%	1,000	3.6%	13,000	7.2%
Total	2,063	100.0%	41,000	100.0%	183,000	100.0%

*Less than 500.

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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