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New York Truck and Bus Crash Facts

Have you been involved in a truck accident in New York? Get legal help with your truck collision today from our Truck Accident Lawyers. Read below on 2007 and 2006 crash statistics.

2007 New York Truck Crash Facts

3,033 Large Trucks and 481 Buses Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes
1,418 Large Trucks and 326 Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
2,135 Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 822 Injuries in Crashes Involving Buses
1,615 Large Trucks and 155 Buses Involved in Tow away Crashes
147 Large Trucks and 0 Buses Involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard Crashes

New York 2006 Crash Facts

163 Large Trucks and 34 Buses Involved in Fatal Crashes
174 Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 38 Fatalities in Crashes Involving Buses
2,709 Large Trucks and 512 Buses Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes
1,387 Large Trucks and 366 Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
2,156 Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 997 Injuries in Crashes Involving Buses
1,322 Large Trucks and 146 Buses Involved in Tow away Crashes
104 Large Trucks and 0 Buses Involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard Crashes

Data Source:

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS).

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