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Blue Bird

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 101
Fatal crashes: 101
Deaths inside: 4
Other deaths: 101

Between 2020 and 2024, 101 vehicles described as Blue Bird were involved in 101 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 101 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other buses or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	14
2021	24
2022	26
2023	20
2024	17

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	1	13
2021	2	24
2022	0	26
2023	1	20
2024	0	18

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Blue Bird	All vehicles
Driver speeding	2.0%	19.0%
Driver drinking	1.0%	17.7%
At night	5.9%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	77
Cloudy	14
Rain	5
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	86
Dark - Lighted	6
Dark - Not Lighted	5
Dawn	4

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Florida	9
New York	8
Georgia	8
California	7
Arizona	5
Washington	5
Texas	5
Louisiana	4
Missouri	4
Indiana	3

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Explore

Blue Bird models

BB Conventional 68 crashes
All American / All Canada 29 crashes
TC2000 2 crashes
Commercial Bus 1 crash
Wanderlodge 1 crash

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 20, 2024	Jefferson County, Washington	CR-CENTER RD	1
Dec 20, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 51ST AVE	1
Dec 18, 2024	Miami-Dade County, Florida	12TH ST	1
Nov 15, 2024	Miami-Dade County, Florida	MU-NW 12TH AVE	1
Nov 7, 2024	O Fallon, St. Charles County, Missouri	LUPINE ST	1
Nov 4, 2024	Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	SR-241 S 27TH ST	1
Oct 10, 2024	Caseyville, St. Clair County, Illinois	SR- 157	1
Aug 21, 2024	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	ARIVACA RD	1
Jul 3, 2024	Clay County, Missouri	SR-92	2
May 20, 2024	Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-626 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE	1
May 10, 2024	Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia	SR-91 JEFFERSON STREET	1
Apr 12, 2024	Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota	MAIN AVE	1
Apr 12, 2024	Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia	CS-S PATTERSON	1
Mar 21, 2024	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah	I-15	1
Mar 13, 2024	St. Louis County, Missouri	CR-FORDER RD	1
Feb 1, 2024	Carneys Point, Salem County, New Jersey	US-130	1
Jan 10, 2024	Gwinnett County, Georgia	CR-056000	1
Dec 13, 2023	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	W 12TH ST	1
Oct 19, 2023	Coke County, Texas	SR-158	1
Oct 17, 2023	St. Lucie County, Florida	AIROSO BLVD	1
Oct 10, 2023	Atkinson County, Georgia	US-82/SR-520	1
Sep 27, 2023	Webster, Monroe County, New York	CR-1 LAKE RD	1
Sep 11, 2023	Lee County, Arkansas	US-79-15	1
Aug 23, 2023	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	S STAPLEY DR	1
Aug 16, 2023	Sedgwick County, Kansas	E LOCUST ST	1

Compare Blue Bird with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.