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Crashes Table 18. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Intersection Type and Crash Severity, 2020

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Intersection Type Fatal Crashes: Number Fatal Crashes: Percent Injury Crashes: Number Injury Crashes: Percent Property Damage Only Crashes: Number Property Damage Only Crashes: Percent
Not an Intersection 3,262 73.4% 65,000 64.5% 205,000 66.2%
Four-Way Intersection 793 17.8% 20,000 20.2% 55,000 17.9%
T-Intersection 349 7.9% 9,000 8.5% 28,000 8.9%
Y-Intersection 25 0.6% * 0.1% 1,000 0.2%
Traffic Circle 2 * * * * 0.1%
Roundabout 0 0.0% * 0.4% 2,000 0.5%
Five Point, or More 7 0.2% * 0.1% 1,000 0.2%
L-Intersection 1 * * * * *
Unknown 5 0.1% 6,000 6.2% 19,000 6.0%
Total 4,444 100.0% 101,000 100.0% 310,000 100.0%
*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.
Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. Individual numbers may not add up to the totals due to independent rounding. Percentages are based on unrounded numbers.
Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: NHTSA, Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS).
Last updated: Wednesday, March 1, 2023