Trends Table 28. Bus Occupant 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	16	5	21	—	2	6	50
1976	21	3	8	—	39	2	73
1977	14	5	14	—	5	4	42
1978	19	6	8	—	5	3	41
1979	17	6	8	—	4	4	39
1980	14	23	7	—	2	1	47
1981	12	6	23	—	11	4	56
1982	9	5	11	—	10	0	35
1983	17	9	4	—	21	2	53
1984	20	9	9	—	7	1	46
1985	24	15	4	—	12	2	57
1986	2	4	4	—	24	5	39
1987	14	19	3	—	11	4	51
1988	38	8	2	—	4	2	54
1989	33	3	1	—	8	5	50
1990	13	2	3	—	3	11	32
1991	10	6	3	—	9	3	31
1992	7	8	3	—	3	7	28
1993	6	1	5	—	4	2	18
1994	2	7	6	—	1	2	18
1995	12	6	1	—	9	5	33
1996	10	3	5	—	3	0	21
1997	8	5	3	—	1	1	18
1998	6	13	2	—	15	2	38
1999	8	32	6	—	4	9	59
2000	16	3	1	—	1	1	22
2001	16	3	4	—	7	4	34
2002	2	20	6	—	9	8	45
2003	7	3	12	—	10	9	41
2004	7	23	2	—	10	0	42
2005	8	33	3	—	8	6	58
2006	6	8	1	—	8	4	27
2007	3	19	5	—	9	0	36
2008	14	38	6	—	5	4	67
2009	3	9	0	—	11	3	26
2010	15	15	3	—	11	0	44
2011	9	32	4	6	4	0	55
2012	13	15	1	8	2	0	39
2013	10	24	2	11	6	1	54
2014	11	19	2	1	9	2	44
2015	10	12	14	4	3	6	49
2016	10	10	14	3	27	0	64
2017	9	6	4	23	1	0	43
2018	11	13	2	11	7	0	44
2019	9	6	4	10	6	0	35
2020	4	5	4	0	3	0	16
^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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