Are SUV accidents more deadly than other Philadelphia car accidents?

SUV accidents are more deadly when the SUV is the only vehicle involved in the accident. When SUVs are involved in multi-car accidents, drivers and passengers of the SUV are more likely to survive.

This difference occurs because of the size of an SUV. SUVs are top heavy and more likely to roll over, even at highway speeds. When this type of single vehicle accident occurs, the occupants of the SUV are more likely to perish. But, because the SUV provides more protection for occupants than a regular car, SUV occupants are more likely to walk away from multi-vehicle accidents unscathed.