Table 57. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks

Person Type

Single-Vehicle Crashes

Multiple-Vehicle Crashes

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Persons Killed

Driver of Large Truck

440

51.9%

263

6.3%

703

14.1%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

0

0.0%

2,770

66.8%

2,770

55.5%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

59

7.0%

41

1.0%

100

2.0%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

989

23.8%

989

19.8%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

11

1.3%

6

0.1%

17

0.3%

Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Devicea

5

0.6%

0

0.0%

5

0.1%

Pedestrian

253

29.9%

64

1.5%

317

6.3%

Bicyclist

73

8.6%

5

0.1%

78

1.6%

Other Cyclist

1

0.1%

0

0.0%

1

*

Other Person on Personal Conveyance/In Building

5

0.6%

1

*

6

0.1%

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

9

0.2%

9

0.2%

Total

847

100.0%

4,148

100.0%

4,995

100.0%

Persons Injured

Driver of Large Truck

10,000

75.5%

10,000

10.6%

19,000

18.3%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

*

*

60,000

64.2%

60,000

56.5%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

1,000

8.2%

2,000

2.6%

3,000

3.3%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

21,000

22.5%

21,000

19.8%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

*

0.7%

*

*

*

0.1%

Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Devicea

*

0.3%

*

*

*

*

Pedestrian

1,000

11.8%

*

0.1%

2,000

1.5%

Bicyclist

*

3.0%

*

*

*

0.4%

Other Nonoccupant

*

0.5%

*

*

*

0.1%

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

*

*

*

*

Total

13,000

100.0%

93,000

100.0%

106,000

100.0%

aRefers to a person riding in an animal-drawn conveyance or on an animal, or an occupant of a railway train, etc.

*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: Persons Killed: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Persons Injured: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).