Head-on collisions are also referred to as frontal collisions. These accidents occur when two vehicles heading in opposite directions crash into each other, often at high speed.
These accidents are extremely dangerous no matter what types of vehicles are involved. However, head-on collisions involving motorcycles or vehicles of different sizes are particularly risky. For example, head-on crashes between a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle often result in fatal injuries. There is a similar danger when the crash involves an SUV or large pickup truck and a motorcyclist or someone in a smaller passenger vehicle.