Table 47. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks

Person Type

Single-Vehicle
Crashes

Multiple-Vehicle
Crashes

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Persons Killed

Driver of Large Truck

391

48.2%

243

5.5%

634

12.2%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

0

0.0%

2,900

66.2%

2,900

55.9%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

74

9.1%

52

1.2%

126

2.4%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

1,103

25.2%

1,103

21.3%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

7

0.9%

0

0.0%

7

0.1%

Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Devicea

4

0.5%

0

0.0%

4

0.1%

Pedestrian

254

31.3%

75

1.7%

329

6.3%

Bicyclist

74

9.1%

3

0.1%

77

1.5%

Other Cyclist

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other Pedestrian

6

0.7%

0

0.0%

6

0.1%

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

1

0.1%

3

0.1%

4

0.1%

Total

811

100.0%

4,379

100.0%

5,190

100.0%

Persons Injured

Driver of Large Truck

11,000

67.5%

12,000

11.9%

23,000

20.0%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

*

*

61,000

61.5%

61,000

52.5%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

2,000

11.7%

2,000

2.1%

4,000

3.5%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

24,000

24.3%

24,000

20.8%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

*

1.7%

*

0.1%

*

0.3%

Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Devicea

*

0.1%

*

*

*

*

Pedestrian

3,000

14.9%

*

0.1%

3,000

2.2%

Bicyclist

1,000

4.1%

*

*

1,000

0.6%

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

*

*

*

*

Total

17,000

100.0%

99,000

100.0%

116,000

100.0%

aRefers to a person riding in an animal-drawn conveyance or on an animal, or an occupant of a railway train, etc.

*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: Persons Killed: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Persons Injured: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).