People Table 14. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Number of Vehicles Involved, 2019
| Person Type | Single-Vehicle Crashes: Number | Single-Vehicle Crashes: Percent | Multiple-Vehicle Crashes: Number | Multiple-Vehicle Crashes: Percent | Total: Number | Total: Percent |
| Persons Killed | ||||||
| Driver of Large Truck | 430 | 44.0% | 337 | 8.4% | 767 | 15.3% |
| Driver of Other Motor Vehicle | 0 | 0.0% | 2,760 | 68.5% | 2,760 | 55.1% |
| Passenger of Large Truck in Transport | 65 | 6.6% | 58 | 1.4% | 123 | 2.5% |
| Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport | 0 | 0.0% | 778 | 19.3% | 778 | 15.5% |
| Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport | 8 | 0.8% | 2 | * | 10 | 0.2% |
| Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device** | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | * |
| Pedestrian | 371 | 37.9% | 83 | 2.1% | 454 | 9.1% |
| Bicyclist | 87 | 8.9% | 1 | * | 88 | 1.8% |
| Other Cyclist | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | * |
| Other Person on Personal Conveyance/In Building | 14 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 0.3% |
| Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.2% |
| Total Persons Killed | 978 | 100.0% | 4,027 | 100.0% | 5,005 | 100.0% |
| Persons Injured | ||||||
| Driver of Large Truck | 13,000 | 66.8% | 25,000 | 18.1% | 38,000 | 23.9% |
| Driver of Other Motor Vehicle | * | * | 83,000 | 59.5% | 83,000 | 52.4% |
| Passenger of Large Truck in Transport | 2,000 | 13.0% | 5,000 | 3.4% | 7,000 | 4.6% |
| Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport | * | * | 26,000 | 18.8% | 26,000 | 16.6% |
| Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport | 1,000 | 2.9% | * | * | 1,000 | 0.4% |
| Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device** | 1,000 | * | * | * | 1,000 | 0.3% |
| Pedestrian | 2,000 | 9.0% | * | 0.1% | 2,000 | 1.2% |
| Bicyclist | 1,000 | 5.0% | * | * | 1,000 | 0.6% |
| Other Nonoccupant | * | 0.6% | * | * | * | 0.1% |
| Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Total Persons Injured | 19,000 | 100.0% | 139,000 | 100.0% | 158,000 | 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. | ||||||
| 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: Persons Killed: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Persons Injured: NHTSA, Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS). | ||||||
Last updated: Tuesday, January 31, 2023