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%

3,430

93.7%

3,430

77.3%

Collision with Fixed Object

236

30.3%

94

2.6%

330

7.4%

Collision with Pedestrian

237

30.5%

42

1.1%

279

6.3%

Overturn (Rollover)

127

16.3%

42

1.1%

169

3.8%

Collision with Pedalcycle

74

9.5%

3

0.1%

77

1.7%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

17

2.2%

9

0.2%

26

0.6%

Collision with Train

15

1.9%

1

*

16

0.4%

Collision with Other Object

13

1.7%

3

0.1%

16

0.4%

Collision with Animal

6

0.8%

0

0.0%

6

0.1%

Explosion/Fire

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other

21

2.7%

9

0.2%

30

0.7%

Unknown

32

4.1%

29

0.8%

61

1.4%

Total

778

100.0%

3,662

100.0%

4,440

100.0%

Injury Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

65,000

95.6%

65,000

78.5%

Collision with Fixed Object

5,000

32.6%

1,000

1.5%

6,000

7.0%

Collision with Pedestrian

2,000

16.2%

*

*

2,000

2.9%

Overturn (Rollover)

5,000

35.3%

*

0.7%

6,000

6.9%

Collision with Pedalcycle

1,000

4.7%

*

*

1,000

0.8%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

1,000

7.9%

*

*

1,000

1.5%

Collision with Train

*

0.4%

*

*

*

0.1%

Collision with Other Object

*

0.5%

*

0.1%

*

0.1%

Collision with Animal

*

0.1%

*

*

*

*

Jackknife

*

1.1%

*

0.3%

*

0.4%

Explosion/Fire

*

0.1%

*

*

*

*

Other

*

1.1%

1,000

1.9%

1,000

1.7%

Total

15,000

100.0%

68,000

100.0%

83,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

212,000

94.0%

212,000

68.1%

Collision with Fixed Object

31,000

36.3%

1,000

0.6%

33,000

10.4%

Collision with Pedestrian

*

*

*

*

*

*

Overturn (Rollover)

4,000

4.5%

*

*

4,000

1.2%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

38,000

44.5%

*

*

38,000

12.3%

Collision with Train

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Other Object

1,000

1.1%

1,000

0.2%

1,000

0.5%

Collision with Animal

5,000

6.4%

*

*

5,000

1.8%

Jackknife

1,000

1.7%

*

0.2%

2,000

0.6%

Explosion/Fire

1,000

1.4%

*

*

1,000

0.4%

Other

4,000

4.1%

11,000

4.9%

15,000

4.7%

Total

86,000

100.0%

226,000

100.0%

312,000

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).