Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2008, January 2010

U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 52. Large Trucks in Crashes by Initial Point of Impact

Initial Point of Impact	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Initial Point of Impact	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Front	2,514	61.8%	25,000	38.2%	92,000	29.7%
Rear	697	17.1%	11,000	16.3%	46,000	15.0%
Left	349	8.6%	13,000	20.2%	63,000	20.5%
Right	260	6.4%	11,000	16.7%	81,000	26.1%
Non-Collision	119	2.9%	5,000	7.3%	11,000	3.6%
Other	83	2.0%	1,000	1.3%	16,000	5.1%
Unknown	44	1.1%	—	—	—	—
Total	4,066	100.0%	66,000	100.0%	309,000	100.0%

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).

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