Trends Table 27. Fatalities in 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	137	35	135	—	20	21	348
1976	147	35	133	—	49	26	390
1977	143	42	126	—	16	27	354
1978	163	62	153	—	14	20	412
1979	160	46	130	—	21	19	376
1980	136	66	156	—	17	15	390
1981	120	65	165	—	26	17	393
1982	106	45	122	—	39	11	323
1983	126	49	110	—	56	25	366
1984	144	55	110	—	46	19	374
1985	153	40	129	—	42	34	398
1986	110	37	103	—	57	30	337
1987	149	54	120	—	51	35	409
1988	140	37	112	—	34	18	341
1989	143	43	122	—	28	30	366
1990	128	39	125	—	25	24	340
1991	120	46	91	—	31	18	304
1992	105	45	121	—	22	23	316
1993	119	35	87	—	22	23	286
1994	116	25	116	—	14	15	286
1995	123	30	111	—	30	17	311
1996	144	43	123	—	34	23	367
1997	131	46	123	—	17	22	339
1998	118	50	127	—	25	9	329
1999	153	66	110	—	21	25	373
2000	133	48	134	—	20	22	357
2001	130	46	117	—	22	16	331
2002	110	54	112	—	33	22	331
2003	120	36	116	—	40	25	337
2004	116	57	86	—	32	24	315
2005	120	70	92	—	41	17	340
2006	138	39	106	—	23	31	337
2007	130	51	117	—	18	9	325
2008	129	52	102	—	14	14	311
2009	100	46	81	—	16	11	254
2010	119	52	86	—	17	4	278
2011	108	63	69	31	10	3	284
2012	114	45	79	35	7	2	282
2013	123	61	86	33	13	4	320
2014	109	48	83	12	27	4	283
2015	108	42	106	14	20	10	297
2016	103	28	106	7	46	6	290
2017	79	20	106	53	18	4	276
2018	91	25	90	33	26	3	267
2019	94	18	84	35	30	1	261
2020	49	15	95	3	13	1	176
^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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