| Fatal Crashes By First Harmful Event, Type Of Collision, 2020 |
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| Type of collision |
Number |
Percent of total fatal crashes |
| Collision with moving motor vehicle |
|
|
| Angle |
6,432 |
18% |
| Rear end |
2,428 |
6.8 |
| Sideswipe |
950 |
2.7 |
| Head on |
3,631 |
10.2 |
| Other/unknown |
181 |
0.5 |
| Total |
13,622 |
38.1% |
| Collision with fixed object |
|
|
| Pole/post |
1,595 |
4.5% |
| Culvert/curb/ditch |
2,741 |
7.7 |
| Shrubbery/tree |
2,586 |
7.2 |
| Guard rail |
932 |
2.6 |
| Embankment |
906 |
2.5 |
| Bridge |
181 |
0.5 |
| Other/unknown |
2,008 |
5.6 |
| Total |
10,949 |
30.6% |
| Collision with object, not fixed |
|
|
| Parked motor vehicle |
459 |
1.3 |
| Animal |
194 |
0.5 |
| Pedestrian |
5,982 |
16.7 |
| Pedalcyclist |
923 |
2.6 |
| Train |
79 |
0.2 |
| Other/unknown |
430 |
1.2 |
| Total |
8,067 |
22.6% |
| Noncollision |
|
|
| Rollover |
2,694 |
7.5 |
| Other/unknown |
362 |
1 |
| Total |
3,056 |
8.5% |
| Total |
35,766 (1) |
100.0% |
(1) Includes 72 fatal crashes with unknown first harmful events.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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