Types of Truck Accidents Truck accidents cause thousands of injuries and deaths each year in the United States. These huge trucks can weigh up to 80,000 pounds and are a danger to the roads. Although there are a variety of factors that can cause these wrecks most of them are caused by driver error. Rear-end collisions A rear-end collision occurs when a vehicle encounters another vehicle. These crashes can be quite dangerous. They could result in a significant number of injuries and deaths and also extensive property damage. There are a myriad