Truck accident statistics for Bell County, Texas (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Bell County by year

Annual truck accident deaths were 7 in 2020, 8 in 2021, 7 in 2022, 9 in 2023 and 9 in 2024. The highest count was shared by 2023 and 2024, while 2020 and 2022 shared the lowest count. The 2024 count was 2 deaths higher than the 2020 count. Deaths rose in 2021, fell in 2022, rose in 2023 and remained unchanged in 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths were 49 in 2020, 43 in 2021, 55 in 2022, 58 in 2023 and 63 in 2024. The corresponding truck accident shares were 14.3%, 18.6%, 12.7%, 15.5% and 14.3%. The highest share occurred in 2021; the lowest occurred in 2022.^{[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 Bell County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 6 deaths, or 15.0%, while People in other vehicles accounted for 31 deaths, or 77.5%. People in other vehicles were the largest category of truck accident deaths. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 3 deaths, or 7.5%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

That quoted label identifies the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. The other category can include occupants of parked motor vehicles. It should therefore not be read as a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The truck accident vehicle records list 42 large trucks in fatal crashes during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors (semi or tractor-trailer units) numbered 25 and represented 59.5% of those large trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 17. The records also identify 2 large trucks recorded as jackknifed.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Each figure in the trucks table counts vehicles, rather than crashes or deaths. A truck crash can involve multiple large trucks, so the 42 large trucks are a different measure from the county's 37 fatal crashes and 40 deaths.^{[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

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. Angle (side impact) recorded 11 deaths (27.5%); Head-on, 7 (17.5%); Rear-end, 8 (20.0%); Sideswipe, 2 (5.0%); and Not reported, 1 (2.5%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 11 deaths (27.5%). It means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including events such as striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. Vehicles stopped in traffic can be in transport.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, truck accident deaths by vehicle configuration were Single-vehicle, 6 (15.0%); Two-vehicle, 21 (52.5%); and Three or more vehicles, 13 (32.5%). These death shares describe vehicle configuration rather than manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate-coded truck accident deaths numbered 12, representing 30.0% of the county total. The listed route-coded counts were 10 deaths on I-35 and 2 on I-14. These figures require an interstate route classification 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 recorded 25 deaths (62.5%), and nighttime recorded 15 (37.5%). Urban locations accounted for 22 deaths (55.0%), while rural locations accounted for 18 (45.0%). Work-zone records identified 3 deaths. These road, time and land-use figures count deaths rather than trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

Bell County's truck accident death rate was 2.1 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Texas recorded 2.5, and the United States recorded 1.6. The county rate was lower than the state rate and higher than the national rate. These rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The listed neighboring counties had rates of 1.7 for Williamson County and 1.8 for McLennan County. Bell County's rate was higher than each. Among the listed neighboring counties, McLennan County had the higher rate. For readers using the phrase "truck accident lawyer," the counting distinction remains the same: these figures group deaths by crash location, not by where the people 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

NHTSA's census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes is FARS. To qualify for inclusion, a crash must involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public, with an occupant or nonoccupant dying within 30 days. Counts are assigned to the county where the crash occurred, not where the deceased person resided. Neither nonfatal crashes nor injuries are included.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report 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 population estimate is not the denominator. Rates express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustments for miles driven or visitors.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for McLennan County, Texas (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Williamson County, Texas (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for Bell County, Texas (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)