Table 25. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity

First Harmful Event

Single-Vehicle

Multiple-Vehicle

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Fatal Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

3,432

93.2%

3,437

75.8%

Collision with Fixed Object

245

28.8%

119

3.2%

364

8.0%

Collision with Pedestrian

260

30.5%

26

0.7%

286

6.3%

Overturn (Rollover)

156

18.3%

53

1.4%

209

4.6%

Collision with Pedalcycle

82

9.6%

4

0.1%

86

1.9%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

38

4.5%

25

0.7%

63

1.4%

Collision with Train

21

2.5%

3

0.1%

24

0.5%

Collision with Other Object

12

1.4%

4

0.1%

16

0.4%

Collision with Animal

3

0.4%

5

0.1%

8

0.2%

Explosion/Fire

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other

26

3.1%

5

0.1%

26

0.6%

Unknown

9

1.1%

5

0.1%

14

0.3%

Total

852

100.0%

3,681

100.0%

4,533

100.0%

Injury Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

63,000

94.1%

63,000

81.3%

Collision with Fixed Object

4,000

37.3%

1,000

1.6%

5,000

6.5%

Collision with Pedestrian

1,000

6.0%

*

0.1%

1,000

0.9%

Overturn (Rollover)

5,000

45.8%

*

0.7%

5,000

6.8%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

2.9%

*

*

*

0.4%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

*

4.0%

*

*

*

0.6%

Collision with Train

*

0.1%

*

*

*

*

Collision with Other Object

*

0.6%

*

0.5%

*

0.5%

Collision with Animal

*

0.7%

*

*

*

0.1%

Jackknife

*

1.4%

*

0.1%

*

0.3%

Explosion/Fire

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other

*

1.2%

2,000

2.7%

2,000

2.5%

Total

10,000

100.0%

67,000

100.0%

78,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

224,000

93.9%

224,000

65.8%

Collision with Fixed Object

29,000

28.2%

3,000

1.1%

31,000

9.2%

Collision with Pedestrian

*

*

*

*

*

*

Overturn (Rollover)

3,000

3.2%

*

*

3,000

1.0%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

54,000

52.5%

*

*

54,000

15.7%

Collision with Train

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Other Object

3,000

3.3%

1,000

0.5%

5,000

1.4%

Collision with Animal

5,000

5.3%

*

*

5,000

1.6%

Jackknife

3,000

2.5%

*

0.1%

3,000

0.8%

Explosion/Fire

1,000

0.6%

*

*

1,000

0.2%

Other

4,000

4.3%

10,000

4.4%

15,000

4.4%

Total

102,000

100.0%

239,000

100.0%

341,000

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).