B737-800
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 10000
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Human Factors
During taxi-out [in DFW] I had to stop the aircraft quickly due to a 9 passenger van driving on the ramp. The van was outside the painted roadway on the ramp; heading south and a possible obstruction to my taxi. When I brought the aircraft to a quick stop all three flight attendants were in the aircraft galleys and received injuries from moving carts or being thrown off balance and into the galley structure. Ramp was notified on the behavior of the van and flight attendant possible injuries.
B737-800 Captain reported coming to an abrupt stop on the taxiway at DFW to avoid collision with a large passenger van; three flight attendants were injured as a result.