Truck-Related Fatalities Drop in Alberta
Alberta saw a reduction in the number of traffic fatalities and injuries related to truck-involved crashes in 1999, according to the province’s latest Traffic Collision Statistics Report.
Of vehicles in the province involved in both fatal and non-fatal crashes, trucks ranked sixth — behind passenger cars, pickup trucks and vans, min-vans, bicycles and smaller trucks. When comparing numbers of vehicles in fatal collisions, trucks ranked fourth — behind pickup trucks, passenger cars and mini-vans. In the non-fatal injury category, trucks ranked seventh — behind passenger cars, pickup trucks, minivans, bicycles, smaller trucks and motorcycles.
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In 1998, 57 people were killed in collisions involving trucks and 687 suffered nonfatal injuries. For 1999, the numbers fell to 48 fatalities and 606 injuries.
Large trucks make up 1.5% of all vehicles in Alberta involved in collisions where there were injuries or death.
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