Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2009, October 2011

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

Table 55. Large Trucks in Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Severity, 2009

Crash Type	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Crash Type	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Large Truck Rear-Ending Passenger Vehicle	73	4.3%	6,000	18.0%	16,000	11.8%
Passenger Vehicle Rear-Ending Large Truck	290	17.0%	7,000	20.4%	13,000	10.1%
Large Truck Crossing Center Median (Head-On)	50	2.9%	2,000	5.9%	2,000	1.7%
Passenger Vehicle Crossing Center Median (Head-On)	288	16.9%	*	0.7%	1,000	0.4%
Large Truck Striking Passenger Vehicle (Other)	504	29.5%	9,000	25.2%	55,000	41.6%
Passenger Vehicle Striking Large Truck (Other)	419	24.5%	9,000	26.2%	36,000	27.1%
Other Collision	85	5.0%	1,000	3.4%	10,000	7.2%
Total	1,709	100.0%	34,000	100.0%	133,000	100.0%

*Less than 500.

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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