Trends Table 25. Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus, 1975-2020

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Year	School Bus	Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)	Transit Bus	Van-Based Bus^a	Other Bus Type	Bus Type Unknown	Total
1975	129	29	128	—	18	19	323
1976	122	30	130	—	13	23	318
1977	126	33	123	—	14	25	321
1978	143	52	143	—	14	18	370
1979	150	37	120	—	21	16	344
1980	117	38	149	—	14	11	329
1981	109	48	150	—	20	13	340
1982	104	37	106	—	31	10	288
1983	99	41	105	—	38	22	305
1984	118	48	103	—	33	17	319
1985	126	29	116	—	33	33	337
1986	101	33	99	—	29	22	284
1987	132	29	115	—	46	31	353
1988	103	31	102	—	30	18	284
1989	108	32	119	—	25	25	309
1990	111	26	114	—	19	17	286
1991	106	39	86	—	25	16	271
1992	98	35	113	—	20	17	283
1993	112	28	82	—	20	20	262
1994	106	22	105	—	12	12	256
1995	109	23	101	—	23	15	271
1996	124	35	113	—	32	20	324
1997	116	36	109	—	15	19	295
1998	111	38	115	—	16	8	288
1999	137	35	106	—	19	17	313
2000	119	40	127	—	20	17	323
2001	117	38	103	—	16	15	289
2002	95	35	100	—	26	18	274
2003	111	26	104	—	29	18	288
2004	109	35	85	—	25	22	276
2005	110	37	83	—	34	14	278
2006	117	32	105	—	22	27	303
2007	109	35	113	—	15	8	280
2008	116	20	92	—	12	11	251
2009	89	38	77	—	9	8	221
2010	113	35	84	—	11	4	247
2011	97	40	68	25	10	3	243
2012	101	34	78	30	7	2	252
2013	114	44	82	28	10	4	282
2014	90	32	79	9	21	4	235
2015	99	34	92	14	18	5	259
2016	87	17	97	6	19	6	231
2017	72	13	97	31	16	4	231
2018	81	15	84	30	23	2	234
2019	86	15	79	32	22	1	234
2020	46	9	85	3	11	1	155
^a”Van-based bus” was listed as a bus type for the first time in 2011.
Note: A bus is defined as any motor vehicle designed primarily to transport nine or more persons, including the driver.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

Last updated: Tuesday, February 7, 2023

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