Trends Table 26. Buses in Fatal Crashes by Type of Bus, 1975-2019

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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	130	29	131	—	18	19	327
1976	123	30	130	—	13	23	319
1977	126	33	123	—	14	25	321
1978	143	54	143	—	14	18	372
1979	150	37	123	—	21	16	347
1980	117	38	150	—	14	11	330
1981	110	48	150	—	20	14	342
1982	104	37	106	—	31	11	289
1983	99	41	105	—	40	22	307
1984	119	48	103	—	33	17	320
1985	126	29	116	—	33	33	337
1986	101	33	99	—	29	24	286
1987	132	29	115	—	46	31	353
1988	105	31	103	—	30	18	287
1989	109	32	120	—	25	25	311
1990	112	27	114	—	19	17	289
1991	106	39	86	—	26	17	274
1992	98	36	113	—	21	17	285
1993	112	28	82	—	21	20	263
1994	106	23	105	—	12	12	258
1995	109	23	101	—	23	15	271
1996	124	35	115	—	32	20	326
1997	117	37	109	—	15	19	297
1998	112	38	115	—	16	8	289
1999	139	38	106	—	19	17	319
2000	120	40	128	—	20	17	325
2001	119	38	104	—	16	15	292
2002	95	35	100	—	26	18	274
2003	113	26	104	—	30	18	291
2004	111	35	85	—	26	22	279
2005	111	38	83	—	34	14	280
2006	118	33	105	—	22	27	305
2007	109	35	113	—	16	8	281
2008	116	20	92	—	12	11	251
2009	89	38	77	—	9	8	221
2010	116	36	84	—	11	4	251
2011	98	41	68	25	10	3	245
2012	102	34	78	30	7	2	253
2013	114	44	82	28	10	4	282
2014	91	32	79	9	21	4	236
2015	99	34	93	14	18	5	263
2016	88	17	98	6	19	6	234
2017	73	13	97	31	16	4	234
2018	82	15	86	30	23	2	238
2019	84	15	78	32	22	1	232
^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: Thursday, January 19, 2023

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