# 1997 BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `569526` · 2006-01-17 · Blue Bird Body Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BLUE BIRD
- **Model:** SCHOOL BUS
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Blue Bird Body Company
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONSUMER STATED THE BACK UP ALARM AND REVERSE LIGHTS DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHICH RESULTED IN A FATALITY.  WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THERE WERE NO BACK UP LIGHTS OR AUDIBLE WARNING AND SUBSEQUENTLY A BUS DRIVER WAS STRUCK.  THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.  THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE.   *JB
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