Fatal crash profile · Make
Thomas Built
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 22
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as Thomas Built were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 22 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
19%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
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
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
17%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Thomas Built | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 17.4% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 6 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Thomas Built models
- HDX 15 crashes
- MVP-EF (Engine Front) 5 crashes
- ER TRANSIT (ENGINE REAR) 2 crashes
- School Bus 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 27, 2024 | Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California | W AVENUE M | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Rialto, San Bernardino County, California | LOCUST AVE | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa | MU-DEVILS GLEN RD | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Greene County, Missouri | SR-266 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Lake County, Montana | US-93 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon | E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Larimer County, Colorado | CR-PINGREE PARK RD | 2 |
| May 8, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | UNRUH AVENUE | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana | TS-SALISBURY RD | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Wayne, Wayne County, Michigan | ANNAPOLIS ST | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Fresno County, California | SR-33 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Tulare County, California | MOUNTAIN 137 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Dyer County, Tennessee | CR-JONES RD | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | San Jose, Santa Clara County, California | 10TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Juneau, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska | EGAN DR | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Avon, Hendricks County, Indiana | CR-800 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | ELM HILL PK | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Perry, Houston County, Georgia | CS-PERRY PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Georgetown County, South Carolina | SR-51 | 3 |
| May 14, 2021 | Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky | SR-686 INDIAN MOUND DR | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming | I-25 BUS US-87 BUS S MAIN ST | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Meigs County, Tennessee | SR-58 | 2 |
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.