Lexington city, VA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Lexington city: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 6 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Lexington city: #128 of 133 rank among Virginia's 133 counties by yearly truck crashes.
Overview
Lexington city has recorded 6 truck crashes since 2015, with 1 people injured and 0 killed.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Lexington city to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location in Lexington city since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Lexington city.
Route planning tips for Lexington city fleets
- 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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Lexington city
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Lexington city since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Lexington city) |
|---|---|
| East Nelson Street | 1 |
| N Jefferson St | 1 |
| Preston St | 1 |
| Stonewall St | 1 |
| W.Nelson | 1 |
| Walker St | 1 |
Lexington city at a glance
| Population | 7,802 |
| Land area | 2.5 sq mi |
| Density | 3,122 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lexington city 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 | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 2 | — | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 0 | -78% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +33% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 2000s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Lexington city
How many truck crashes happen in Lexington city?
6 truck crashes have been reported in Lexington city since 2015, with 0 deaths and 1 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Lexington city?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Lexington city since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Lexington city?
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.