Table 25. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity
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First Harmful Event |
Single-Vehicle |
Multiple-Vehicle |
Total |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Fatal Crashes |
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|
Collision with Vehicle in Transport |
0 |
0.0% |
3,262 |
94.3% |
3,262 |
78.0% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
217 |
30.0% |
89 |
2.6% |
306 |
7.3% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
211 |
29.2% |
23 |
0.7% |
234 |
5.6% |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
137 |
18.9% |
49 |
1.4% |
186 |
4.4% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
64 |
8.9% |
3 |
0.1% |
67 |
1.6% |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
20 |
2.8% |
9 |
0.3% |
29 |
0.7% |
|
Collision with Train |
20 |
2.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
20 |
0.5% |
|
Collision with Other Object |
4 |
0.6% |
11 |
0.3% |
15 |
0.4% |
|
Collision with Animal |
9 |
1.2% |
4 |
0.1% |
13 |
0.3% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Other |
25 |
3.5% |
6 |
0.2% |
31 |
0.7% |
|
Unknown |
16 |
2.2% |
4 |
0.1% |
20 |
0.5% |
|
Total |
723 |
100.0% |
3,460 |
100.0% |
4,183 |
100.0% |
|
Injury Crashes |
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|
Collision with Vehicle in Transport |
* |
* |
72,000 |
95.6% |
72,000 |
80.5% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
5,000 |
33.0% |
1,000 |
1.3% |
6,000 |
6.3% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
2,000 |
16.5% |
* |
0.1% |
2,000 |
2.7% |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
5,000 |
32.0% |
* |
0.3% |
5,000 |
5.3% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
1,000 |
5.3% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.8% |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
1,000 |
3.7% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.6% |
|
Collision with Train |
* |
0.4% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Collision with Other Object |
* |
1.6% |
* |
* |
* |
0.3% |
|
Collision with Animal |
* |
2.6% |
* |
* |
* |
0.4% |
|
Jackknife |
* |
2.2% |
* |
0.2% |
* |
0.6% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
* |
0.4% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.2% |
|
Other |
* |
2.2% |
2,000 |
2.2% |
2,000 |
2.2% |
|
Total |
14,000 |
100.0% |
76,000 |
100.0% |
90,000 |
100.0% |
|
Property Damage Only Crashes |
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|
Collision with Vehicle in Transport |
* |
* |
212,000 |
93.7% |
212,000 |
65.9% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
31,000 |
32.4% |
1,000 |
0.5% |
32,000 |
10.0% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
* |
* |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
5,000 |
4.9% |
* |
* |
5,000 |
1.5% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
* |
0.4% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
44,000 |
46.3% |
* |
* |
44,000 |
13.7% |
|
Collision with Train |
* |
0.1% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Collision with Other Object |
3,000 |
3.6% |
* |
0.7% |
5,000 |
1.5% |
|
Collision with Animal |
5,000 |
5.7% |
* |
* |
5,000 |
1.7% |
|
Jackknife |
2,000 |
1.6% |
* |
* |
2,000 |
0.5% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
1,000 |
1.3% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.4% |
|
Other |
4,000 |
3.7% |
11,000 |
5.0% |
15,000 |
4.6% |
|
Total |
96,000 |
100.0% |
227,000 |
100.0% |
322,000 |
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).