Although motor-vehicle deaths occur more often in collisions between motor vehicles than any other type of accident, this type represents only about 46% of the total. Collisions between a motor vehicle and a fixed object were the next most common type, with about 27% 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 72% of injuries, 72% of injury accidents and 75% 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 51% of fatalities and 54% of fatal accidents, but less than 25% of injuries, injury accidents or all accidents.
Of collisions between motor vehicles, angle collisions cause the greatest number of deaths, about 9,200 in 1999, and the greatest number of nonfatal injuries as well as fatal, injury and all accidents.
The table on this page 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, 2000 Edition
• CA (39)
• TX (35)
• NY (28)
• KY (22)
• GA (14)
• AL (12)
• FL (11)
• OH (11)
• IL (10)
• PA (10)
(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)