Angola, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Angola: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Angola and Erie County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Erie County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1.5 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 1.1 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Erie County compares with New York State
Erie County against New York State and the US, 2015–2022 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Erie County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Erie County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 40.1 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 1.4× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 45% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.53 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 27% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.1% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 40% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 13.9% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 1.5× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 25.3% | 25.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 23.0% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 1.3× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.9% | 41.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 19.0% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 14% below the state |
Erie County has lower values than New York for deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow.
What stands out in Angola: US-20 deadliest road: 3 fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of Angola since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 3,300 crashes involving commercial trucks in Erie County since 2015: 1,783 people were injured and 43 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about 1 truck crash a day.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Angola since 2015, this page uses Erie County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
97% of truck crash reports in Erie County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is January with 10.9% of truck crashes; the quietest is November at 7.1%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 43.9% of truck crashes, vs 41.8% for New York.
The busiest hour is 3–4 pm, with 7.9% of truck crashes.
13.9% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.4% across New York.
Where crashes happen
US-20 leads within 10 miles of Angola with 3 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. After it: I-90 (2) and US-62 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 75 crashes, 2.3% of the total, against 3.6% across New York.
Their busiest month is April, with 13% of garbage-truck crashes.
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 1.5, vs 1.1 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Angola fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Where you can, review stops along US-20; it has the most fatal large-truck crashes nearby.
- Waste haulers: April is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Erie County.
- With 13.9% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above New York), plan winter equipment checks early.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Crash reporting for 2023, 2024 and 2025 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Erie County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-20 | 3 |
| I-90 | 2 |
| US-62 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Erie County) |
|---|---|
| I-90 | 16 |
| Fillmore | 2 |
| I-290 | 2 |
| Abbott Rd At Berg Rd | 1 |
| Broadway | 1 |
| Eastbound I-90 | 1 |
| Fillmore Ave. | 1 |
| George Urban | 1 |
Angola at a glance
| Population | 2,026 |
| Land area | 1.4 sq mi |
| Density | 1,430 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 14006) | $65,972 |
| Median home value (ZIP 14006) | $166,528 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Erie County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186 | — | 8.1 |
| 2000s | 234 | +26% | 4.9 |
| 2010s | 343 | +46% | 4.2 |
| 2020s | 360 | +5% | 4.8 |
In the 1990s about 186 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 360. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 3.5 a year in 2016–19 and 4.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Angola
How many truck accidents are there in Angola?
3,300 truck crashes have been reported in Erie County since 2015, with 43 deaths and 1,783 injuries.
What is the most dangerous road for trucks in Angola?
NHTSA data shows US-20 with 3 fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Angola since 2015, the highest of any road.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Angola?
The worst month is January: 10.9% of truck crashes in Erie County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Angola?
Garbage trucks were involved in 75 reported crashes in Erie County since 2015 (2.3% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Angola compared with New York?
The yearly rate is 40.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Erie County, vs 28.0 for New York.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Angola?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2023, 2024 and 2025; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.