Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2009, October 2011

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

Table 53. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck, 2009

Most Harmful Event	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Most Harmful Event	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Collision with Vehicle in Transport	2,417	75.2%	45,000	83.6%	155,000	65.0%
Collision with Fixed Object	118	3.7%	3,000	5.1%	26,000	10.8%
Collision with Pedestrian	248	7.7%	1,000	0.9%	*	*
Overturn (Rollover)	214	6.7%	4,000	7.7%	4,000	1.7%
Collision with Pedalcycle	56	1.7%	*	0.6%	*	*
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle	13	0.4%	*	0.8%	41,000	17.0%
Collision with Train	12	0.4%	*	0.2%	*	*
Collision with Other Object	11	0.3%	*	0.2%	2,000	0.7%
Collision with Animal	4	0.1%	*	0.2%	7,000	2.8%
Jackknife	4	0.1%	*	0.2%	1,000	0.5%
Explosion/Fire	92	2.9%	*	*	1,000	0.6%
Cargo/Equipment Loss or Shift	5	0.2%	—	—	—	—
Other	20	0.6%	*	0.4%	2,000	1.0%
Unknown	1	*	—	—	—	—
Total	3,215	100.0%	53,000	100.0%	239,000	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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