Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck Crash Facts 2005, March 2007

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

Table 45. 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	134	5.2%	8,000	15.7%	29,000	13.9%
Passenger Vehicle Rear-Ending Large Truck	407	15.9%	8,000	16.1%	27,000	12.9%
Large Truck Striking Passenger Vehicle (Other)	886	34.6%	14,000	27.1%	83,000	39.4%
Passenger Vehicle Striking Large Truck (Other)	978	38.2%	17,000	33.2%	58,000	27.6%
Vehicles Striking Each Other	120	4.7%	3,000	5.3%	7,000	3.2%
Other Collision	34	1.3%	1,000	2.6%	6,000	3.0%
Total	2,559	100.0%	51,000	100.0%	212,000	100.0%

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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