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Crash Record RI0000725543

FMCSA crash record in JOHNSTON on Sep 14, 2023.

Injury Federal Recordable Bus

What happened

On September 14, 2023, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with 4 people hurt in JOHNSTON, Rhode Island. The vehicle was operated by RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (USDOT 749373). Recorded conditions: 3 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY, FMCSA reference RI0000725543.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 27 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
4
Vehicles
3
Carrier
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Vehicle Type
Bus
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
27
22 injury · 18 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
5.8
21 crashes · 359 units
Days since prior carrier crash
17
Last on Aug 28, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,672 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within JOHNSTON, Rhode Island, 16 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
3
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 #:
RI0000725543
Date:
Sep 14, 2023
Time:
2018
State:
Rhode Island
City:
JOHNSTON
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
4
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
3
Carrier (USDOT):
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (749373)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 4 2 15GGD2713K3193686 1105 (RI) RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY 2 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmt1jo1380067pevk7k4xdjqt Aug 13, 2026 RI Tow-Away 0 0
cmqkg77w90031p8fyi1ezdg8k Jun 12, 2026 RI Tow-Away 0 0
cmogoa8ay000fnvt8gb36t2xu Apr 22, 2026 RI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5098043 Feb 1, 2026 RI Injury 0 1
cr_5091751 Jan 15, 2026 RI Injury 0 2
cr_5056375 Nov 3, 2025 RI Injury 0 1
cr_5053941 Sep 28, 2025 RI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5053940 Sep 25, 2025 RI Injury 0 3
cr_5008199 Aug 5, 2025 RI Injury 0 3
cr_5008188 Aug 1, 2025 RI Injury 0 1

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Carrier
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VIN: 15GGD2713K3193686
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State
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Agency
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City
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