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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
Jun 3, 2022	Monterey County, California	SR-183	1
May 13, 2022	Grant County, Washington	CR-ADAMS RD NW	1
May 12, 2022	Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California	SR-74	1
May 9, 2022	Everett, Snohomish County, Washington	W CASINO RD	1
Apr 27, 2022	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	SR-98	1
Apr 25, 2022	Parker County, Texas	CR-CANYON CREEK CIR	1
Apr 4, 2022	Porter County, Indiana	CR-650W	1
Mar 23, 2022	Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida	CR-807	1
Mar 22, 2022	Ottawa County, Michigan	US-31	1
Mar 3, 2022	Parachute, Garfield County, Colorado	N MEADOW DR	1
Feb 10, 2022	Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York	SOUND AVE	1
Feb 4, 2022	New York City, Kings County, New York	EASTERN PKWY	1
Jan 28, 2022	Henry County, Virginia	CR-687	1
Dec 14, 2021	Berks County, Pennsylvania	I-78 WILLIAM PENN HWY	2
Nov 10, 2021	Saginaw County, Michigan	SR-58 STATE ST	1
Nov 9, 2021	Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-826	1
Nov 9, 2021	Colton, San Bernardino County, California	S LA CADENA DR	1
Nov 4, 2021	Washoe County, Nevada	EAGLE CANYON DR	1
Nov 4, 2021	Clark County, Nevada	W DESERT INN RD	1
Nov 2, 2021	Butler County, Pennsylvania	I-79 RAYMOND P SHAFFER HWY	2
Oct 29, 2021	Jonestown, Travis County, Texas	FM 1431	1
Oct 29, 2021	Durham, Durham County, North Carolina	SR-55 N ALSTON AVE	1
Oct 20, 2021	Jones County, Mississippi	US-84	1
Oct 4, 2021	New York City, New York County, New York	E 72 ST	1
Sep 24, 2021	Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee	SR-107 JOHN SEVIER HWY	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.