In 2010, 3,675 people were killed and 80,000 people injured in crashes involving large trucks (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds). In the United States, 276,000 large trucks were involved in traffic crashes during 2010. Fatalities in crashes involving large trucks showed a 9-percent increase from 3,380 in 2009 to 3,675 in 2010. Of the fatalities in crashes involving large trucks during 2010, 76 percent were occupants of other vehicles, 10 percent were non-occupants, and 14 percent were occupants of large trucks. There was very little change in fatalities in crashes involving large trucks from 2009, when 76 percent were occupants of other vehicles, 10 percent were non-occupants, and 15 percent were occupants of large trucks. In 2010, 80,000 people were injured in crashes involving large trucks — an increase of 8 percent from 74,000 in 2009. Of the people injured in crashes involving large trucks during 2010, 73 percent were occupants of other vehicles, 2 percent were non-occupants, and 25 percent were occupants of large trucks. Whereas in 2009, of the people injured in crashes involving large trucks, 76 percent were occupants of other vehicles, 2 percent were non-occupants, and 22 percent were occupants of large trucks. (Author/publisher)
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