Yuba City bus disaster
| Yuba City bus disaster | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | May 21, 1976 10:55 AM |
| Operator | Student Transportation Lines, Inc |
| Cause | Brake failure due to insufficient maintenance, driver training, driver proficiency |
| Statistics | |
| Passengers | 53 |
| Deaths | 29 |
| Injured | 24 |
The Yuba City bus disaster occurred on May 21, 1976, in Martinez, California. A chartered school bus transporting 52 passengers on an elevated offramp left the roadway, landing on its roof. Of the 52 passengers (not including the driver), 28 students and an adult adviser were killed in the crash.
It remains the deadliest highway disaster ever investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) since its creation.