U.S. fatal traffic crashes - involved vehicles 2020
In the year 2020, around 38.5 percent of all vehicles involved in fatal traffic crashes in the U.S. were passenger cars, closely followed by light trucks at 37.9 percent. These two vehicles alone account for around 76 percent of all fatal vehicle crashes in the U.S. Motor vehicle crashes and drug overdoses are the leading causes of death among those under the age of 55 in the United States.