The variety of events and conditions that precede car accidents allow for many different types of collisions. The six most common include single-vehicle crashes, rear-end collisions, sideswipe collisions, T-bone crashes, rollover accidents, and head-on collisions. Let’s examine each of these crash types:
Single-Vehicle Crashes: Many car accidents involve only a single driver. Crashes like these often occur due to factors outside the driver’s control (weather conditions, road defects, vehicle malfunctions, or objects in the road). The reckless behavior of other drivers can also cause single-vehicle accidents if the safe driver swerves to avoid the other car and crashes as a result.
Rear-End Collisions: These are among the most common types of accidents, occurring when a vehicle collides with the back end of a stopped or slowed car. Fault is nearly always assigned to the following driver.
Sideswipe Collisions: When two cars collide while traveling in the same direction, the resulting accident is usually a sideswipe collision. Your vehicle could be sideswiped if another driver fails to merge into your lane safely. Often the at-fault driver will fail to signal, forget to check their blind spot, or drift into your lane while driving distracted.
T-Bone Crashes: These crashes occur in intersections, parking lots, and residential streets. In a T-bone accident, the front of one vehicle hits the side of another car head-on, forming a “T” shape. T-bone accidents are especially hazardous for those inside the impacted vehicle (the top of the “T”), for only their vehicle’s doors and airbags protect them from the impact of the oncoming car.
Rollover Accidents: A crash becomes a rollover if the car rolls onto its side or roof at any point in the crash. Vehicles with a higher center of gravity, such as pickups and SUVs, are more susceptible to these types of crashes. Many rollover crashes are single-vehicle accidents, occurring when the driver of a tall vehicle takes a turn too quickly or “trips” on a defect in the road.
Head-On Collisions: Head-on collisions occur when two cars traveling in opposite directions smash into each other head-on. The majority of these crashes are deadly.
If you or a loved one have been involved in one of these devastating accidents, contact PARRIS Lancaster car accident lawyers today. We’ll fight your legal battles for you while you focus on your recovery.