MONARCH PASS, COLORADO SCHOOLBUS CRASH

THE REPORT DOCUMENTS THE ACTIVITIES AND FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO A SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON MONARCH PASS IN THE TOWN OF GARFIELD, COLORADO. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED WHILE DESCENDING AN APPROXIMATELY 11 MILE SECTION OF DOWNGRADE. HE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT THE REAR AXLE AND TRANSMISSION, AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH TRAFFIC. THE BUS ROLLED OVER 2-1/2 TIMES. NINE FATALITIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No DOT-HS-600-779
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Flamboe, E E
  • Keryeski, J M
  • Bischoff, D
• Publication Date: 1972-3-31

Media Info

• Pagination: 119 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Fatalities; School bus drivers; School buses; Slopes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grades
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221893
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Inves Rept
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 25 1973 12:00AM