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Crash Record KS2023E26502

FMCSA crash record in TOPEKA on Sep 15, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On September 15, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in TOPEKA, Kansas. The vehicle was operated by FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM INC (USDOT 265752). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM INC, FMCSA reference KS2023E26502.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 2936 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 60 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2,936
98 fatal · 968 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.1
122 crashes · 101,844 units
Days since prior carrier crash
1
Last on Sep 14, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,838 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within TOPEKA, Kansas, 60 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
1
Weather
1
Road surface
1

Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
KS2023E26502
Date:
Sep 15, 2023
Time:
1820
State:
Kansas
City:
TOPEKA
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM INC (265752)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 1XKYDP9X1PJ218649 216146 (KS) FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:98:OTHER;2:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmtdwm2os000dpmb912lq5gvt Aug 24, 2026 WY Injury 0 1
cr_5123971 Mar 11, 2026 TX Injury 0 1
cr_5099818 Jan 21, 2026 NM Injury 0 1
cr_5093015 Jan 20, 2026 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5090944 Jan 17, 2026 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5106462 Jan 11, 2026 TX Injury 0 1
cr_5083060 Dec 26, 2025 AL Injury 0 1
cr_5103301 Dec 20, 2025 NY Injury 0 2
cr_5089808 Dec 14, 2025 CT Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5083799 Dec 6, 2025 NY Injury 0 3

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Carrier
FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM INC
USDOT 265752 · 17,192 crashes · 0 inspections
Vehicle
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