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% |
3,515 |
94.6% |
3,515 |
77.8% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
227 |
28.3% |
91 |
2.4% |
318 |
7.0% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
250 |
31.2% |
35 |
0.9% |
285 |
6.3% |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
158 |
19.7% |
38 |
1.0% |
196 |
4.3% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
62 |
7.7% |
1 |
* |
63 |
1.4% |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
20 |
2.5% |
9 |
0.2% |
29 |
0.6% |
|
Collision with Train |
26 |
3.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
26 |
0.6% |
|
Collision with Other Object |
12 |
1.5% |
11 |
0.3% |
23 |
0.5% |
|
Collision with Animal |
6 |
0.7% |
5 |
0.1% |
11 |
0.2% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
1 |
0.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
0.0% |
|
Other |
12 |
1.5% |
9 |
0.2% |
30 |
0.7% |
|
Unknown |
19 |
2.4% |
3 |
0.1% |
22 |
0.5% |
|
Total |
802 |
100.0% |
3,717 |
100.0% |
4,519 |
100.0% |
|
Injury Crashes |
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|
Collision with Vehicle in Transport |
* |
* |
76,000 |
96.1% |
76,000 |
78.8% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
6,000 |
33.7% |
1,000 |
1.7% |
7,000 |
7.5% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
2,000 |
9.5% |
* |
* |
2,000 |
1.7% |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
7,000 |
40.1% |
* |
0.3% |
7,000 |
7.4% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
1,000 |
5.8% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
1.0% |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
* |
1.8% |
* |
* |
* |
0.3% |
|
Collision with Train |
* |
0.5% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Collision with Other Object |
* |
1.3% |
* |
0.4% |
1,000 |
0.6% |
|
Collision with Animal |
* |
1.6% |
* |
* |
* |
0.3% |
|
Jackknife |
1,000 |
4.3% |
* |
0.5% |
1,000 |
1.2% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Other |
* |
1.4% |
1,000 |
1.0% |
1,000 |
1.1% |
|
Total |
17,000 |
100.0% |
79,000 |
100.0% |
96,000 |
100.0% |
|
Property Damage Only Crashes |
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|
Collision with Vehicle in Transport |
* |
* |
218,000 |
93.5% |
218,000 |
64.6% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
34,000 |
32.2% |
2,000 |
0.9% |
36,000 |
10.6% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
5,000 |
4.9% |
* |
0.1% |
5,000 |
1.6% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
* |
0.3% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
50,000 |
48.2% |
* |
* |
50,000 |
14.9% |
|
Collision with Train |
1,000 |
0.6% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.2% |
|
Collision with Other Object |
3,000 |
2.9% |
1,000 |
0.5% |
4,000 |
1.2% |
|
Collision with Animal |
6,000 |
5.5% |
* |
* |
6,000 |
1.7% |
|
Jackknife |
3,000 |
2.8% |
* |
0.1% |
3,000 |
0.9% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
1,000 |
1.4% |
1,000 |
0.2% |
2,000 |
0.6% |
|
Other |
1,000 |
1.3% |
11,000 |
4.7% |
12,000 |
3.7% |
|
Total |
104,000 |
100.0% |
233,000 |
100.0% |
337,000 |
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).