| Fatal Crashes By First Harmful Event, Type Of Collision, 2017 |
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| Type of collision |
Number |
Percent of total fatal crashes |
| Collision with moving motor vehicle |
|
|
| Angle |
6,354 |
18.6% |
| Rear end |
2,456 |
7.2 |
| Sideswipe |
961 |
2.8 |
| Head on |
3,471 |
10.1 |
| Other/unknown |
174 |
0.5 |
| Total |
13,416 |
39.2% |
| Collision with fixed object |
|
|
| Pole/post |
1,431 |
4.2 |
| Culvert/curb/ditch |
2,443 |
7.1 |
| Shrubbery/tree |
2,455 |
7.2 |
| Guard rail |
958 |
2.8 |
| Embankment |
880 |
2.6 |
| Bridge |
193 |
0.6 |
| Other/unknown |
1,870 |
5.5 |
| Total |
10,230 |
29.9% |
| Collision with object, not fixed |
|
|
| Parked motor vehicle |
407 |
1.2 |
| Animal |
194 |
0.6 |
| Pedestrian |
5,546 |
16.2 |
| Pedalcyclist |
775 |
2.3 |
| Train |
125 |
0.4 |
| Other/unknown |
411 |
1.2 |
| Total |
7,458 |
21.8% |
| Noncollision |
|
|
| Rollover |
2,750 |
8.0 |
| Other/unknown |
374 |
1.1 |
| Total |
3,124 |
9.1 |
| Total |
34,247 (1) |
100.0% |
(1) Includes 19 fatal crashes with unknown first harmful events.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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