Table 57. 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

436

50.8%

265

6.7%

701

14.6%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

0

0.0%

2692

68.2%

2,692

56.0%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

62

7.2%

35

0.9%

97

2.0%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

908

23.0%

908

18.9%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

11

1.3%

1

*

12

0.2%

Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device**

4

0.5%

0

0.0%

4

0.1%

Pedestrian

265

30.9%

45

1.1%

310

6.4%

Bicyclist

67

7.8%

3

0.1%

70

1.5%

Other Cyclist

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other Person on Personal Conveyance/In Building

9

1.0%

0

0.0%

9

0.2%

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

4

0.5%

1

*

5

0.1%

Total

858

100.0%

3,950

100.0%

4,808

100.0%

Persons Injured

Driver of Large Truck

9,000

72.2%

12,000

13.2%

20,000

20.1%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

*

*

53,000

59.6%

53,000

52.6%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

1,000

10.9%

2,000

1.9%

3,000

3.0%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

22,000

25.0%

22,000

22.1%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

1,000

4.4%

*

0.1%

1,000

0.6%

Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device**

*

0.2%

*

*

*

*

Pedestrian

1,000

8.8%

*

0.2%

1,000

1.2%

Bicyclist

*

3.5%

*

*

*

0.4%

Other Nonoccupant

*

*

*

*

*

*

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

*

*

*

*

Total

12,000

100.0%

89,000

100.0%

101,000

100.0%

 *Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

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

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).