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Vehicles Table 30. Large Trucks in Crashes by Manner of Collision and Crash Severity, 2019

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Manner of Collision Fatal Crashes: Number Fatal Crashes: Percent Injury Crashes: Number Injury Crashes: Percent Property Damage Only Crashes: Number Property Damage Only Crashes: Percent
Not a Collision with Motor Vehicle in Transport 1,286 25.7% 19,000 15.8% 90,000 21.6%
Front-to-Rear 1,163 23.2% 43,000 35.9% 102,000 24.8%
Front-to-Front 753 15.0% 3,000 2.9% 2,000 0.6%
Angle 1,404 28.1% 28,000 24.0% 57,000 13.8%
Sideswipe, Same Direction 179 3.6% 20,000 16.6% 126,000 30.3%
Sideswipe, Opposite Direction 143 2.9% 3,000 2.3% 13,000 3.2%
Rear-to-Side 22 0.4% 1,000 0.5% 8,000 2.0%
Rear-to-Rear 32 0.6% * * * 0.1%
Other 19 0.4% 1,000 1.2% 13,000 3.1%
Unknown 4 0.1% 1,000 0.8% 2,000 0.5%
Total 5,005 100.0% 119,000 100.0% 414,000 100.0%
*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: Tuesday, January 31, 2023