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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
Sep 23, 2021	Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa	HERDER ST	1
Sep 16, 2021	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	SR-426	1
Sep 13, 2021	Bonneville County, Idaho	15TH NORTH RD	1
Aug 16, 2021	Dickson County, Tennessee	CR-BOWKER RD	1
Aug 11, 2021	Pima County, Arizona	W VALENCIA RD	1
Jun 30, 2021	Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia	SR-368	1
May 13, 2021	Citrus County, Florida	SR-200	1
May 5, 2021	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 19TH AVE	1
Apr 5, 2021	Walton County, Florida	US-331	1
Feb 25, 2021	Jones County, Mississippi	SR-590	1
Feb 24, 2021	New York City, Kings County, New York	S 5TH ST	1
Jan 26, 2021	Denton County, Texas	FM 156	1
Dec 14, 2020	Reno, Washoe County, Nevada	WHITE LAKE PKWY	1
Dec 4, 2020	Iberia Parish, Louisiana	SR-182	1
Nov 19, 2020	Klamath County, Oregon	SR-140 ODOT 20	1
Nov 17, 2020	Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas	FRYER ST	1
Oct 30, 2020	Leavenworth County, Kansas	211TH ST	1
Oct 15, 2020	Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	US-1	1
Sep 16, 2020	Benton County, Iowa	CR-V42/15TH AVE	1
Aug 31, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	VINE ST	1
Mar 12, 2020	Acadia Parish, Louisiana	SR-13	1
Feb 28, 2020	Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia	SR-166	1
Feb 25, 2020	New York City, Kings County, New York	WORTMAN AVE	1
Feb 19, 2020	Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia	SR-47	1
Feb 8, 2020	Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California	MAGNOLIA AVE	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.