| Fatal Crashes By First Harmful Event, Type Of Collision, 2019 |
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| Type of collision |
Number |
Percent of
total fatal crashes |
| Collision with moving motor vehicle |
|
|
| Angle |
6,039 |
18.2% |
| Rear end |
2,346 |
7.1 |
| Sideswipe |
913 |
2.7 |
| Head on |
3,613 |
10.9 |
| Other/unknown |
155 |
0.5 |
| Total |
13,066 |
39.3% |
| Collision with fixed object |
|
|
| Pole/post |
1,363 |
4.1 |
| Culvert/curb/ditch |
2,199 |
6.6 |
| Shrubbery/tree |
2,446 |
7.4 |
| Guard rail |
851 |
2.6 |
| Embankment |
831 |
2.5 |
| Bridge |
186 |
0.6 |
| Other/unknown |
1,636 |
4.9 |
| Total |
9,512 |
28.6% |
| Collision with object, not fixed |
|
|
| Parked motor vehicle |
411 |
1.2 |
| Animal |
175 |
0.5 |
| Pedestrian |
5,804 |
17.5 |
| Pedalcyclist |
830 |
2.5 |
| Train |
98 |
0.3 |
| Other/unknown |
429 |
1.3 |
| Total |
7,747 |
23.3% |
| Noncollision |
|
|
| Rollover |
2,498 |
7.5 |
| Other/unknown |
363 |
1.1 |
| Total |
2,861 |
8.6% |
| Total |
33,244 (1) |
100.0% |
(1) Includes 58 fatal crashes with unknown first harmful events.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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