Wirt County, WV truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Wirt County: 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 10 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Wirt County: #55 of 55 for truck crashes in West Virginia, out of 55 counties.
Overview
Wirt County has recorded 10 truck crashes since 2015, with 6 people injured and 1 killed.
When crashes happen
Wirt County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck in Wirt County since 2015: SR-53 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Wirt County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Wirt County fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Wirt County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Wirt County) |
|---|---|
| SR-53 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Wirt County) |
|---|---|
| Wv Rt 047 Mp 167 | 2 |
| Rt 14 - In Front Of 8728 Elizabeth Pike | 1 |
| Rt 14, Summers Street | 1 |
| Rt 5 - Rt 2 - Bell Run Road | 1 |
| Rt 5, Little Kanawha Parkway | 1 |
| Rt 53, Big Island Run Rd | 1 |
| SR-5 | 1 |
| Wv Rt 47 | 1 |
Wirt County at a glance
| Population | 4,924 |
| Land area | 232.5 sq mi |
| Density | 21 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $53,755 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Wirt 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 | 1 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 1 | +95% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | -46% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | +43% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in Wirt County
ZIP codes in Wirt County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Wirt County
How many truck crashes happen in Wirt County?
Since 2015, 10 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Wirt County (6 injured, 1 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Wirt County?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Wirt County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Wirt County?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.