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2003 US Fatalities and Injuries by Type of Crash
Although motor-vehicle deaths occur more often in collisions between
motor vehicles than any other type of accident, this type represents
only about 44% of the total. Collisions between a motor vehicle
and a fixed object were the next most common type, with about 29%
of the deaths, followed by pedestrian accidents and noncollisions
(rollovers, etc.).
While collisions between motor vehicles accounted for less than
half of motor-vehicle fatalities, this accident type represented
74% of injuries, 70% of injury accidents and 68% of all accidents.
Single-vehicle accidents involving collisions with fixed objects,
pedestrians and noncollisions, on the other hand, accounted for
a greater proportion of fatalities and fatal accidents compared
to less serious accidents. These three accident types made up 53%
of fatalities and 54% of fatal accidents, but 28% or less of injuries,
injury accidents or all accidents.
Of collisions between motor vehicles, angle collisions cause the
greatest number of deaths, about 10,500 in 2003, and the greatest
number of nonfatal injuries as well as fatal and injury accidents.
The table below indicates the estimated number of motor vehicle
deaths, injuries, fatal accidents, injury accidents, and all accidents
for various types of accidents.
Excerpted from National Safety Council, Injury Facts, 2004 Edition
Source: National Safety Council, Injury Facts, 2004 Edition,
estimates based on reports from state traffic authorities
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Rollovers represent 3% of all crashes but are
responsible for one-third of the 43,200 deaths on US highways
each year.
(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
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