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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
Aug 12, 2023	Pierce County, Washington	SR-7	2
Jul 19, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	PICO BLVD	1
May 12, 2023	Sauk County, Wisconsin	SR-23	1
May 9, 2023	Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado	LEWIS ST	1
May 2, 2023	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-934	1
Apr 27, 2023	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	ANN ARBOR TRL	1
Mar 30, 2023	Perry County, Indiana	CR-331	1
Mar 17, 2023	Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, New York	US-9	1
Mar 9, 2023	Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska	MU-BLONDO ST	1
Feb 25, 2023	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	I-95	1
Jan 23, 2023	Sussex County, Delaware	SR-20 HARDSCRABBLE RD	1
Jan 17, 2023	Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana	MU-LOUISIANA ST	1
Dec 25, 2022	Monroe, Orange County, New York	CR-44SEVEN SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RD	1
Nov 15, 2022	Ward County, North Dakota	SR-HIGHWAY 52	1
Oct 26, 2022	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	FIGUEROA ST	1
Sep 30, 2022	Independence, Jackson County, Missouri	STERLING AVE	1
Sep 29, 2022	Kitsap County, Washington	CR-SIDNEY RD SW	1
Sep 26, 2022	Utah County, Utah	SR-68	1
Sep 20, 2022	Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas	LINCOLN AVE	1
Sep 19, 2022	Arden Hills, Ramsey County, Minnesota	CR-96	1
Sep 19, 2022	Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois	US-20	1
Sep 1, 2022	Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska	SR-44 2ND AVE	1
Aug 23, 2022	Lithia Springs, Douglas County, Georgia	MT VERNON RD	1
Aug 15, 2022	Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia	OLD MCDUFFIE RD	1
Jun 7, 2022	Buxton, York County, Maine	US-202 NARRAGANSETT TRAIL	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.