Truck accident statistics for Robeson County, North Carolina (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Robeson County by year

Annual truck accident deaths rose from 3 in 2020 to 12 in 2021, then fell to 1 in 2022. The count rose to 9 in 2023 and 10 in 2024. The highest count was 12 in 2021, while the lowest was 1 in 2022. The 2024 count was 7 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The share of all traffic deaths attributed to truck accidents was 5.5% in 2020, 19.4% in 2021, 1.5% in 2022, 13.8% in 2023 and 21.7% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 55, 62, 65, 65 and 46 in those respective years. Although 2021 had the highest truck accident death count, 2024 had the highest share of all traffic deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Robeson County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 7 deaths, or 20.0%, while People in other vehicles accounted for 25 deaths, or 71.4%. People in other vehicles were the largest category of truck accident deaths during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" records 3 deaths, or 8.6%. This label represents the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. The grouping can include occupants of parked motor vehicles, so the label should not be read as a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

Fatal crashes in Robeson County involved 32 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors, identified as semi or tractor-trailer units, numbered 25 and represented 78.1% of those trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 7. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These are vehicle counts within the fatal truck accident records. They are distinct from the 28 fatal crashes and 35 deaths recorded for the period. A crash can involve multiple large trucks, so a truck count is not interchangeable with a crash count or a death count.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Counts are trucks, not crashes. One crash can involve more than one large truck.

How the fatal truck crashes happened

By manner of collision, truck accident deaths were Angle (side impact): 7 (20.0%); Head-on: 10 (28.6%); Rear-end: 6 (17.1%); Sideswipe: 3 (8.6%); and Other: 1 (2.9%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 8 deaths (22.9%). This describes a first harmful event without a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, such as a rollover or striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object. Vehicles stopped in traffic can be in transport.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, crash configuration records Single-vehicle deaths at 7 (20.0%), Two-vehicle deaths at 23 (65.7%), and Three or more vehicles deaths at 5 (14.3%). These configurations describe vehicle involvement separately from the manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate-coded truck accident deaths numbered 13, or 37.1%. The listed route-coded counts were 10 deaths on I-95 and 3 on I-74. These figures require ROUTE=1 and a parseable interstate route number; the listed routes are a coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 15 deaths (42.9%). Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 20 (57.1%). Urban deaths numbered 7 (20.0%), while rural deaths numbered 28 (80.0%). Work-zone records accounted for 4 deaths, a count of people killed rather than trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with North Carolina and the United States

Robeson County's truck accident death rate was 6.0 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. North Carolina's rate was 1.7, and the United States rate was 1.6. The county rate was higher than each of those rates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Horry County, South Carolina, had a rate of 1.7 and 32 deaths. Cumberland County, North Carolina, also had a rate of 1.7, with 28 deaths. Robeson County's rate was higher than both listed neighbors. These rates use annual Census population estimates and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, the counts here are grouped by crash location, not by where the people killed lived.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes involving a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public, with an occupant or nonoccupant dying within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. County counts follow crash location rather than the deceased person's residence.^[9][6][7][8]

Records for 2020 through 2023 use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File can change when replaced by the Final File. Rates divide deaths for 2020 through 2024 by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 estimate of 119,400 is not the rate denominator. The resulting average annual rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Horry County, South Carolina (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Cumberland County, North Carolina (2020-2024)