Crash Record NY3873182900
FMCSA crash record in New York on Jan 20, 2021.
Tow-Away
Federal Recordable
Bus
What happened
On January 20, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in New York. The vehicle was operated by BIRNIE BUS SERVICE INC (USDOT 1626908). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by BIRNIE BUS SERVICE INC, FMCSA reference NY3873182900.
Carrier pattern note
This is the carrier's 23 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Vehicle Type
Bus
Severity
Tow-Away
This carrier's crash pattern
Derived from the carrier's full crash history.
Carrier crashes (24 mo)
23
1 fatal · 12 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.6
2 crashes · 340 units
Days since prior carrier crash
28
Last on Dec 23, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 27,045 carriers
Geographic context
How this crash sits in its setting.
Within New York, 5,807 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.
Agencies most active in this area:
- NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT · 336 reports
- FDNY · 36 reports
- UNKNOWN · 34 reports
Contributing factors
What the responding officer recorded.
- Light
- 1
- Weather
- 1
- Road surface
- 1
Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.
Crash details
Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.
- Report #:
- NY3873182900
- Date:
- Jan 20, 2021
- Time:
- 1500
- State:
- New York
- Fatalities:
- 0
- Injuries:
- 0
- Tow-Away:
- Yes
- HazMat:
- No
- Vehicles:
- 2
- Carrier (USDOT):
- BIRNIE BUS SERVICE INC (1626908)
Vehicles / units involved
1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.
| # | Config | Cargo Type | VIN | Plate | Carrier | GVW | HazMat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 4DRBUC8N7HB713780 | 41408BB (NY) | BIRNIE BUS SERVICE INC | 3 | No |
Other crashes by this carrier
10 additional crash record(s) on file.
| Record | Date | State | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cr_5043413 | Sep 30, 2025 | NY | Injury | 0 | 2 |
| cr_4880537 | Jan 13, 2025 | NY | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4731584 | Apr 5, 2024 | NY | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4864122 | Nov 9, 2023 | NY | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_4555574 | May 10, 2023 | NY | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_4331171 | Mar 28, 2022 | NY | Injury | 0 | 2 |
| cr_4330333 | Feb 15, 2022 | NY | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4326964 | Feb 3, 2022 | NY | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4281908 | Jan 7, 2022 | NY | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_4243480 | Oct 18, 2021 | NY | Injury | 0 | 1 |
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Carrier
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Vehicle
VIN: 4DRBUC8N7HB713780
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