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% |
3,544 |
94.9% |
3,544 |
78.0% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
232 |
28.7% |
86 |
2.3% |
318 |
7.0% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
257 |
31.8% |
27 |
0.7% |
284 |
6.3% |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
156 |
19.3% |
39 |
1.0% |
195 |
4.3% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
57 |
7.1% |
7 |
0.2% |
64 |
1.4% |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
31 |
3.8% |
5 |
0.1% |
36 |
0.8% |
|
Collision with Train |
16 |
2.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
16 |
0.4% |
|
Collision with Other Object |
9 |
1.1% |
5 |
0.1% |
14 |
0.3% |
|
Collision with Animal |
6 |
0.7% |
1 |
0.0% |
7 |
0.2% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
1 |
0.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
0.0% |
|
Other |
20 |
2.5% |
11 |
0.3% |
31 |
0.7% |
|
Unknown |
23 |
2.8% |
9 |
0.2% |
32 |
0.7% |
|
Total |
808 |
100.0% |
3,734 |
100.0% |
4,542 |
100.0% |
|
Injury Crashes |
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|
Collision with Vehicle in Transport |
* |
* |
76,000 |
96.5% |
76,000 |
79.7% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
5,000 |
30.8% |
1,000 |
1.6% |
6,000 |
6.7% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
2,000 |
14.3% |
* |
* |
2,000 |
2.5% |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
7,000 |
39.6% |
1,000 |
0.7% |
7,000 |
7.5% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
1,000 |
8.5% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
1.5% |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
* |
0.8% |
* |
* |
* |
0.2% |
|
Collision with Train |
* |
0.8% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Collision with Other Object |
* |
0.5% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.2% |
|
Collision with Animal |
* |
0.3% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Jackknife |
* |
2.2% |
* |
0.3% |
1,000 |
0.7% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.1% |
|
Other |
* |
2.1% |
* |
0.6% |
1,000 |
0.9% |
|
Total |
17,000 |
100.0% |
79,000 |
100.0% |
95,000 |
100.0% |
|
Property Damage Only Crashes |
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|
Collision with Vehicle in Transport |
* |
* |
236,000 |
92.7% |
236,000 |
67.0% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
25,000 |
25.4% |
2,000 |
0.9% |
27,000 |
7.7% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
5,000 |
5.2% |
* |
* |
5,000 |
1.4% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
* |
0.3% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
53,000 |
54.3% |
* |
0.1% |
53,000 |
15.2% |
|
Collision with Train |
* |
0.4% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Collision with Other Object |
3,000 |
3.1% |
1,000 |
0.2% |
4,000 |
1.0% |
|
Collision with Animal |
5,000 |
5.4% |
* |
* |
5,000 |
1.5% |
|
Jackknife |
2,000 |
2.5% |
* |
0.1% |
3,000 |
0.8% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
* |
0.5% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.1% |
|
Other |
3,000 |
2.9% |
15,000 |
6.0% |
18,000 |
5.1% |
|
Total |
98,000 |
100.0% |
255,000 |
100.0% |
353,000 |
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).