| Fatal Crashes By First Harmful Event, Type Of Collision, 2018 |
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| Type of collision |
Number |
Percent of total
fatal crashes |
| Collision with moving motor vehicle |
|
|
| Angle |
6,037 |
17.9% |
| Rear end |
2,439 |
7.2 |
| Sideswipe |
909 |
2.7 |
| Head on |
3,651 |
10.8 |
| Other/unknown |
158 |
0.5 |
| Total |
13,194 |
39.2% |
| Collision with fixed object |
|
|
| Pole/post |
1,384 |
4.1 |
| Culvert/curb/ditch |
2,259 |
6.7 |
| Shrubbery/tree |
2,386 |
7.1 |
| Guard rail |
947 |
2.8 |
| Embankment |
789 |
2.3 |
| Bridge |
180 |
0.5 |
| Other/unknown |
1,727 |
5.1 |
| Total |
9,672 |
28.7% |
| Collision with object, not fixed |
|
|
| Parked motor vehicle |
407 |
1.2 |
| Animal |
185 |
0.5 |
| Pedestrian |
5,821 |
17.3 |
| Pedalcyclist |
844 |
2.5 |
| Train |
108 |
0.3 |
| Other/unknown |
367 |
1.1 |
| Total |
7,732 |
23.0% |
| Noncollision |
|
|
| Rollover |
2,620 |
7.8 |
| Other/unknown |
400 |
1.2 |
| Total |
3,020 |
9.0% |
| Total |
33,654 (1) |
100.0% |
(1) Includes 36 fatal crashes with unknown first harmful events.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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