National Center for Statistics and Analysis 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590

Table 4

School Transportation-Related Crashes Involving Occupant Fatalities, 1993-2003

School Bus Body Type Vehicle Used as School Bus Total

Single-Vehicle Multiple-Vehicle Single-Vehicle Multiple-Vehicle Single-Vehicle Multiple-Vehicle

 Year Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities

1993 5 5 2 5 2 2 1 1 7 7 3 6 

 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 4 

 1995 2 8 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 9 3 4 

 1996 5 5 3 3 2 2 0 0 7 7 3 3 

 1997 0 0 5 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 9 

 1998 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 

 1999 2 2 6 6 0 0 2 2 2 2 8 8 

 2000 7 9 6 7 2 2 2 3 9 11 8 10 

 2001 5 9 6 8 1 1 0 0 6 10 6 8 

 2002 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1

 2003 5 5 2 2 3 3 1 1 8 8 3 3 

 Total 33 46 38 48 13 13 10 12 46 59 48 60 

 Average 3 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 4 5 4 5 

Note: Does not include occupants of other vehicles in school transportation-related crashes.

Table 5

Fatalities in School Transportation-Related Crashes, 1993-2003

 Occupants of 

 School Transportation Vehicle* Pedestrians

 Struck by Struck by Other Occupants of 

 Year Driver Passenger Total School Vehicle* Other Vehicle Total Nonoccupants Other Vehicle Total

1993 1 12 13 32 8 40 2 86 141

 1994 2 2 4 28 9 37 2 64 107

 1995 0 13 13 24 10 34 4 72 123

 1996 2 8 10 16 7 23 2 101 136

 1997 5 5 10 17 2 19 5 97 131

 1998 3 3 6 21 3 24 7 91 128

 1999 6 4 10 20 6 26 4 127 167

 2000 8 13 21 19 7 26 1 99 147

 2001 6 12 18 18 4 22 6 95 141

 2002 1 2 3 16 4 20 6 100 129

 2003 6 5 11 21 5 26 2 99 138

Total 40 79 119 232 65 297 41 1,031 1,488

Average 4 7 11 21 6 27 4 94 135 

 *Includes school bus body type and non-school bus used as school bus.

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On average, 12 school-age pedestrians are killed by school transportation 

vehicles (school buses and non-school bus vehicles used as school buses) 

each year, and 5 are killed by other vehicles involved in school busrelated crashes.

More school-age pedestrians are killed in the afternoon than in the 

morning, with 38 percent of the fatalities occurring in crashes between 

3:00 and 4:00 PM.

Table 1

Total Fatalities in School Transportation-Related Crashes by Time of Day, 

1993-2003

Occupant Pedestrians

 Time of Day Fatalities* (School Age) Total Fatalities

 12:00-6:59 AM 7 9 16

 7:00-7:59 AM 29 29 58

 8:00-8:59 AM 16 15 31

 9:00-9:59 AM 4 5 9

 10:00-10:59 AM 3 0 3

 11:00-11:59 AM 0 5 5

 12:00-12:59 PM 3 4 7

 1:00-1:59 PM 1 4 5

 2:00-2:59 PM 15 27 42

 3:00-3:59 PM 24 73 97

 4:00-4:59 PM 10 16 26

 5:00-11:59 PM 7 4 11

11-Year Total 119 191 310

*Does not include occupants of other vehicles in school transportation-related crashes.

Between 1993 and 2003, 94 crashes occurred in which at least one 

occupant of a school transportation vehicle died. More than half of those 

crashes (51 percent) involved another vehicle. In the 46 single-vehicle 

crashes, 59 occupants — 12 drivers and 47 passengers — were killed. In 

the 48 multiple-vehicle crashes, 28 drivers and 32 passengers died. In 

the 46 single-vehicle crashes, the fi rst harmful events were as follows: 

striking a fi xed object (24 crashes), a person falling from the vehicle (9 

crashes), the vehicle overturning (6 crashes), the vehicle colliding with a 

train (3 crashes), other non-collision (2 crashes), and collision with object 

not fi xed (2 crashes).

In 40 percent of all crashes involving fatalities to occupants of a school 

transportation vehicle, the principal point of impact was the front of 

the vehicle.

Since 1993, 6 drivers and 15 passengers have died in school bus body 

vehicles providing transportation for purposes other than school or schoolrelated activities (churches, civic organizations, etc.). In 1987, one such multivehicle crash resulted in the deaths of 27 occupants, including the driver.

National Center for Statistics and Analysis 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 

“From 1993 to 2003, 

more than half of the 

school-age pedestrians 

killed in school 

transportation-related 

crashes were between 

5 and 7 years old.”

Occupant Pedestrians

 Time of Day Fatalities* (School Age) Total Fatalities

7 9 16

29 29 58

16 15 31

4 5 9

3 0 3

0 5 5

3 4 7

1 4 5

15 27 42

24 73 97

10 16 26

7 4 11

119 191 310

 Time of Day Fatalities* (School Age) Total Fatalities

7 9 16

29 29 58

16 15 31

4 5 9

3 0 3

0 5 5

3 4 7

1 4 5

15 27 42

24 73 97

10 16 26

7 4 11

119 191 310

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On average, 12 school-age pedestrians are killed by school transportation 

vehicles (school buses and non-school bus vehicles used as school buses) 

each year, and 5 are killed by other vehicles involved in school busrelated crashes.

More school-age pedestrians are killed in the afternoon than in the 

morning, with 38 percent of the fatalities occurring in crashes between 

3:00 and 4:00 PM.

Table 1

Total Fatalities in School Transportation-Related Crashes by Time of Day, 

1993-2003

Occupant Pedestrians

 Time of Day Fatalities* (School Age) Total Fatalities

 12:00-6:59 AM 7 9 16

 7:00-7:59 AM 29 29 58

 8:00-8:59 AM 16 15 31

 9:00-9:59 AM 4 5 9

 10:00-10:59 AM 3 0 3

 11:00-11:59 AM 0 5 5

 12:00-12:59 PM 3 4 7

 1:00-1:59 PM 1 4 5

 2:00-2:59 PM 15 27 42

 3:00-3:59 PM 24 73 97

 4:00-4:59 PM 10 16 26

 5:00-11:59 PM 7 4 11

11-Year Total 119 191 310

*Does not include occupants of other vehicles in school transportation-related crashes.

Between 1993 and 2003, 94 crashes occurred in which at least one 

occupant of a school transportation vehicle died. More than half of those 

crashes (51 percent) involved another vehicle. In the 46 single-vehicle 

crashes, 59 occupants — 12 drivers and 47 passengers — were killed. In 

the 48 multiple-vehicle crashes, 28 drivers and 32 passengers died. In 

the 46 single-vehicle crashes, the fi rst harmful events were as follows: 

striking a fi xed object (24 crashes), a person falling from the vehicle (9 

crashes), the vehicle overturning (6 crashes), the vehicle colliding with a 

train (3 crashes), other non-collision (2 crashes), and collision with object 

not fi xed (2 crashes).

In 40 percent of all crashes involving fatalities to occupants of a school 

transportation vehicle, the principal point of impact was the front of 

the vehicle.

Since 1993, 6 drivers and 15 passengers have died in school bus body 

vehicles providing transportation for purposes other than school or schoolrelated activities (churches, civic organizations, etc.). In 1987, one such multivehicle crash resulted in the deaths of 27 occupants, including the driver.

National Center for Statistics and Analysis 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 

“From 1993 to 2003, 

more than half of the 

school-age pedestrians 

killed in school 

transportation-related 

crashes were between 

5 and 7 years old.”

Occupant Pedestrians

 Time of Day Fatalities* (School Age) Total Fatalities

7 9 16

29 29 58

16 15 31

4 5 9

3 0 3

0 5 5

3 4 7

1 4 5

15 27 42

24 73 97

10 16 26

7 4 11

119 191 310

 Time of Day Fatalities* (School Age) Total Fatalities

7 9 16

29 29 58

16 15 31

4 5 9

3 0 3

0 5 5

3 4 7

1 4 5

15 27 42

24 73 97

10 16 26

7 4 11

119 191 310

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National Center for Statistics and Analysis 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590

Table 4

School Transportation-Related Crashes Involving Occupant Fatalities, 1993-2003

School Bus Body Type Vehicle Used as School Bus Total

Single-Vehicle Multiple-Vehicle Single-Vehicle Multiple-Vehicle Single-Vehicle Multiple-Vehicle

 Year Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities Crashes Fatalities

1993 5 5 2 5 2 2 1 1 7 7 3 6 

 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 4 

 1995 2 8 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 9 3 4 

 1996 5 5 3 3 2 2 0 0 7 7 3 3 

 1997 0 0 5 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 9 

 1998 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 

 1999 2 2 6 6 0 0 2 2 2 2 8 8 

 2000 7 9 6 7 2 2 2 3 9 11 8 10 

 2001 5 9 6 8 1 1 0 0 6 10 6 8 

 2002 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1

 2003 5 5 2 2 3 3 1 1 8 8 3 3 

 Total 33 46 38 48 13 13 10 12 46 59 48 60 

 Average 3 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 4 5 4 5 

Note: Does not include occupants of other vehicles in school transportation-related crashes.

Table 5

Fatalities in School Transportation-Related Crashes, 1993-2003

 Occupants of 

 School Transportation Vehicle* Pedestrians

 Struck by Struck by Other Occupants of 

 Year Driver Passenger Total School Vehicle* Other Vehicle Total Nonoccupants Other Vehicle Total

1993 1 12 13 32 8 40 2 86 141

 1994 2 2 4 28 9 37 2 64 107

 1995 0 13 13 24 10 34 4 72 123

 1996 2 8 10 16 7 23 2 101 136

 1997 5 5 10 17 2 19 5 97 131

 1998 3 3 6 21 3 24 7 91 128

 1999 6 4 10 20 6 26 4 127 167

 2000 8 13 21 19 7 26 1 99 147

 2001 6 12 18 18 4 22 6 95 141

 2002 1 2 3 16 4 20 6 100 129

 2003 6 5 11 21 5 26 2 99 138

Total 40 79 119 232 65 297 41 1,031 1,488

Average 4 7 11 21 6 27 4 94 135 

 *Includes school bus body type and non-school bus used as school bus.

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