Question 5458
On roads outside built-up areas, what is the most frequent type of injury accident in which vans are involved?
- Running off the road.
- Head-on collision.
- Rear-end and multiple-vehicle collision.
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Correct answer: Rear-end and multiple-vehicle collision.
On roads outside built-up areas, rear-end and multiple-vehicle collisions are the most common type of crash involving injuries or deaths in which a van is involved. The image shows one, with the van, a gray passenger car, and a silver passenger car involved in a chain-reaction crash. In 2018, these accounted for 43% of such crashes. They are often caused by following the vehicle ahead too closely.