| Fatal Crashes By First Harmful Event, Type Of Collision, 2023 |
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| Type of collision |
Number |
Percent of total fatal crashes |
| Collision with moving motor vehicle |
|
|
| Angle |
7,044 |
18.7 |
| Rear end |
2,701 |
7.2 |
| Sideswipe |
967 |
2.6 |
| Head on |
4,230 |
11.2 |
| Other/unknown |
175 |
0.5 |
| Total |
15,117 |
40.1% |
| Collision with fixed object |
|
|
| Pole/post |
1,501 |
4.0 |
| Culvert/curb/ditch |
2,549 |
6.8 |
| Shrubbery/tree |
2,535 |
6.7 |
| Guard rail |
878 |
2.3 |
| Embankment |
800 |
2.1 |
| Bridge |
196 |
0.5 |
| Other/unknown |
1,912 |
5.1 |
| Total |
10,371 |
27.5% |
| Collision with object, not fixed |
|
|
| Parked motor vehicle |
463 |
1.2 |
| Animal |
218 |
0.6 |
| Pedestrian |
6,777 |
18.0 |
| Pedalcyclist |
1,145 |
3.0 |
| Train |
110 |
0.3 |
| Other/unknown |
523 |
1.4 |
| Total |
9,236 |
24.5% |
| Noncollision |
|
|
| Rollover |
2,515 |
6.7 |
| Other/unknown |
368 |
1.0 |
| Total |
2,883 |
7.7% |
| Total (1) |
37,654 |
|
(1) Includes 47 fatal crashes with unknown first harmful events.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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