Bus Accident Charts
| Total Occupant Fatalities in School Transportation-Related Crashes by Principal Impact Point on School Transportation Vehicle, 1997-2007 |
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| Principal Impact Point on School Transportation Vehicle | Single-Vehicle Crash | Multiple-Vehicle Crash | Total |
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| Crashes | Fatalities | Crashes | Fatalities | Crashes | Fatalities |
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| Front | 16 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 65 |
| Right Side | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 |
| Left Side | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Rear | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Top | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undercarriage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-Collision | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Other/Unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11-Year Total | 36 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 90 | 109 |
| School Transportation-Related Crashes Involving Occupant Fatalities, 1997-2007 |
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| Year | Single-Vehicle Crash | Multiple-Vehicle Crash |
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| Crashes | Fatalities | Crashes | Fatalities |
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 2000 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| 2001 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 36 | 43 | 54 | 66 |
| Average | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Note: Does not include occupants of other vehicles in school transportation-related crashes.
Source: NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis
| Fatalities in School Transportation-Related Crashes by Time of Day, 1997-2007 |
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| Time of Day | Occupants* | Pedestrians (School Age) | Total |
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| Midnight-6:59 a.m. | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 7-7:59 a.m. | 20 | 28 | 48 |
| 8-8:59 a.m. | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 9-9:59 a.m. | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10-10:59 a.m. | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 11-11:59 a.m. | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Noon-12:59 p.m. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1-1:59 p.m. | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2-2:59 p.m. | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 3-3:59 p.m. | 22 | 49 | 71 |
| 4-4:59 p.m. | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 5-11:59 p.m. | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 11-Year Total | 109 | 152 | 261 |
* Does not include occupants of other vehicles in school transportation-related crashes.
| School-Age Pedestrians Killed in School Transportation-Related Crashes By Vehicle Maneuver, 1997-2007 |
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| Vehicle Maneuver | School Bus Body Type | Vehicle Used as School Bus | Other Body Type | Total |
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| Going Straight | 49 | 4 | 24 | 77 |
| Slowing or Stopping in Traffic Lane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Starting in Traffic Lane | 27 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Passing or Overtaking Another Vehicle | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Leaving a Parked Position | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Maneuvering to Avoid an Animal, Pedestrian, Object, Other Vehicle, etc. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Turning Right | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Turning Left | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Backing Up (Other Than for Parking) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Negotiating a Curve | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Entering Parked Position | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Changing Lanes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11-Year Total | 105 | 10 | 37 | 152 |