Hot Springs, VA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hot Springs: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Hot Springs and Bath County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Bath County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 20 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
Bath County at a glance: June worst month: 15.0% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Police reported 20 crashes involving commercial trucks in Bath County since 2015: 9 people were injured and 2 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 211 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Hot Springs since 2015, this page uses Bath County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
90% of truck crash reports in Bath County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is June with 15.0% of truck crashes; the quietest is October at 0.0%.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 25.0% of truck crashes.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Hot Springs since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-42 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Bath County.
Route planning tips for Hot Springs fleets
- Review driver schedules for June, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Bath County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-42 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Bath County) |
|---|---|
| SR-220 | 6 |
| SR-39 | 5 |
| Route 220 At 1.50M N Of Route 623 | 1 |
| Rt 42 - Cowpasture River Highway | 1 |
| Rt. 220 | 1 |
| Rt. 42 | 1 |
| Rt.42 | 1 |
| SR-603 | 1 |
Hot Springs at a glance
| Land area | 5.6 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 24445) | $51,500 |
| Median home value (ZIP 24445) | $165,355 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Bath 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 | 3 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 3 | -1% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 2 | -27% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 2 | -21% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 3 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.5 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Hot Springs
How common are truck crashes in Hot Springs?
Since 2015, 20 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Bath County (9 injured, 2 killed).
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Hot Springs?
The worst month is June: 15.0% of truck crashes in Bath County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Hot Springs?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Bath County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Hot Springs?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.