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

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

369

47.9%

209

6.0%

578

13.7%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

0

0.0%

2,367

68.4%

2,367

56.0%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

61

7.9%

36

1.0%

97

2.3%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

770

22.3%

770

18.2%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

12

1.6%

2

0.1%

14

0.3%

Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device**

4

0.5%

0

0.0%

4

0.1%

Pedestrian

248

32.2%

70

2.0%

318

7.5%

Bicyclist

68

8.8%

1

*

69

1.6%

Other Cyclist

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other Person on Personal Conveyance/In Building

6

0.8%

0

0.0%

6

0.1%

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

2

0.3%

4

0.1%

6

0.1%

Total

770

100.0%

3,459

100.0%

4,229

100.0%

Persons Injured

Driver of Large Truck

9,000

71.2%

10,000

13.3%

19,000

21.1%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

*

*

47,000

60.4%

47,000

52.3%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

1,000

11.3%

3,000

3.4%

4,000

4.5%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

17,000

21.9%

17,000

19.0%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

*

2.8%

*

0.5%

1,000

0.8%

Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device**

*

*

*

*

*

*

Pedestrian

1,000

10.8%

*

0.3%

2,000

1.7%

Bicyclist

*

2.8%

*

*

*

0.4%

Other Nonoccupant

*

1.1%

*

0.2%

*

0.3%

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

*

*

*

*

Total

12,000

100.0%

78,000

100.0%

90,000

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).

 

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