Table 25. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity

First Harmful Event

Single-Vehicle

Multiple-Vehicle

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Fatal Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

3,312

93.5%

3,312

77.2%

Collision with Fixed Object

219

29.4%

106

3.0%

325

7.6%

Collision with Pedestrian

240

32.2%

30

0.8%

270

6.3%

Overturn (Rollover)

140

18.8%

50

1.4%

190

4.4%

Collision with Pedalcycle

50

6.7%

2

0.1%

52

1.2%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

29

3.9%

6

0.2%

35

0.8%

Collision with Train

14

1.9%

1

*

15

0.3%

Collision with Other Object

12

1.6%

10

0.3%

22

0.5%

Collision with Animal

3

0.4%

4

0.1%

7

0.2%

Explosion/Fire

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other

25

3.4%

11

0.3%

36

0.8%

Unknown

14

1.9%

11

0.3%

25

0.6%

Total

746

100.0%

3,543

100.0%

4,289

100.0%

Injury Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

68,000

94.5%

68,000

80.4%

Collision with Fixed Object

4,000

33.7%

2,000

2.3%

6,000

7.0%

Collision with Pedestrian

2,000

14.2%

*

0.1%

2,000

2.2%

Overturn (Rollover)

5,000

37.1%

*

0.4%

5,000

5.8%

Collision with Pedalcycle

1,000

4.8%

*

*

1,000

0.7%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

*

2.5%

*

0.1%

*

0.5%

Collision with Train

*

1.4%

*

*

*

0.2%

Collision with Other Object

*

2.6%

*

0.6%

*

0.9%

Collision with Animal

*

0.4%

*

*

*

0.1%

Jackknife

*

1.0%

*

0.5%

*

0.6%

Explosion/Fire

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other

*

2.3%

1,000

1.6%

1,000

1.7%

Total

13,000

100.0%

72,000

100.0%

85,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

227,000

93.0%

227,000

65.4%

Collision with Fixed Object

28,000

26.7%

2,000

0.7%

29,000

8.5%

Collision with Pedestrian

*

*

*

0.1%

*

0.1%

Overturn (Rollover)

4,000

3.8%

*

*

4,000

1.1%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

0.3%

*

*

*

0.1%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

54,000

52.1%

*

*

54,000

15.5%

Collision with Train

*

0.2%

*

*

*

0.1%

Collision with Other Object

2,000

2.2%

*

*

2,000

0.7%

Collision with Animal

8,000

7.7%

*

0.2%

8,000

2.4%

Jackknife

2,000

1.8%

*

*

2,000

0.6%

Explosion/Fire

1,000

1.0%

*

*

1,000

0.3%

Other

4,000

4.2%

14,000

5.9%

19,000

5.4%

Total

103,000

100.0%

244,000

100.0%

347,000

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).