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2018 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash3 injured · 1460683 · 2018-04-10

Vehicle

Make
THOMAS BUILT BUSES
Model
SAF-T-LINER C2
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
2,100
Speed
42 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

A 2018 THOMAS BUILT TYPE C SCHOOL BUS WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 42 MPH ON A CITY/URBAN STREET WITH 5 PASSENGERS, PLUS THE OPERATOR ON BOARD. A TREE FELL AND STRUCK THE BUS NEAR, OR ON, THE RIGHT FRONT WINDSHIELD/ROOF AREA. THIS IMPACT CAUSED THE ENTIRE ROOF AREA TO COLLAPSE WITH SEVERE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BUS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11084351
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown