Multiple studies demonstrate that collisions involving larger vehicles such as trucks and light trucks carry a disproportionately higher risk of severe injury and fatality for pedestrians and cyclists compared to standard passenger cars.
The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that trucks and larger vehicles present a disproportionately higher risk of severe injury and fatality to vulnerable road users (pedestrians and cyclists) per incident or involvement, controlling for various factors. Papers [1], [4], [5], and [11] all explicitly highlight the elevated fatality and injury rates associated with trucks and light truck vehicles.