Check out each of Detroit's bus driver collisions in 2024

George Hunter
The Detroit News

From Jan. 1-Feb. 24, 2024, bus drivers were involved in 57 collisions, although Transit Police investigated only 37 of the incidents, in part because a labor shortage forced Transit Police to abandon the midnight shift more than a year ago, and collisions at night were handled by Detroit Police.

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Of the cases investigated by Transit Police, 24 collisions happened when DDOT drivers hit other vehicles or objects, the reports show.

  • Jan. 4, 10:15 a.m.: A DDOT driver struck a van's mirror that was parked on Joy Road near Grand River.
  • Jan. 6, 10:58 a.m.: A motorist changed lanes on Eight Mile near Schoenherr, clipping the bus.
  • Jan. 12, 9:20 a.m.: A vehicle ran a stop sign at Plymouth and Pinehurst, striking the coach.
  • Jan. 12, 4:25 p.m.: A bus hit a bus shelter at Oakman near Linwood.
  • Jan. 12, 5:10 p.m.: A bus struck a parked car on Joseph Campeau and Berres.
  • Jan. 12, 6:10 p.m.: A white F-150 truck hit a bus on Puritan near Fairfield and fled.
  • Jan. 14, 3:30 p.m.: An SUV hit the bus and drove away at Livernois and Burlingame.
  • Jan. 15, 8:57 a.m.: A bus driver was reportedly unable to stop because of the icy road and struck a vehicle on Cass near Amsterdam.
  • Jan. 16, 6:32: A DDOT driver made an improper turn at Cass and Wayne, causing an accident. The driver was given a ticket.
  • Jan. 16, 5:40 p.m.: A vehicle tried to pass the bus at Cass near Temple and hit the coach's bumper.
  • Jan. 16, 5:55 p.m.: While parked on Livernois near Ewald Circle, a bus was rear-ended by a vehicle that fled.
  • Jan. 17, 8:41 a.m.: A truck drove past a bus on Gratiot near Gunston, breaking the coach's mirror.
  • Jan. 17, 4 p.m.: A bus hit another vehicle on Schaefer near Fort, breaking the vehicle's mirror.
  • Jan. 19, 5:55 p.m.: A bus hit another bus on Larned and Woodward.
  • Jan. 22, 10:50 a.m.: A bus driver hit a truck on the I-75 service drive and 14th Street.
  • Jan. 22, 7:22 p.m.: A DDOT driver damaged the bus' mirror after clipping a barrier on Six Mile near Telegraph.
  • Jan. 23, 6:28 p.m.: An accident happened at 2nd and Amsterdam, although no other details are provided in the Transit Police report.
  • Jan. 24, 9:10 p.m.: A bus driver said a slick spot in the road caused him to lose control of the bus and hit a freeway median on northbound I-75 near south I-375.
  • Jan. 28, 11:20 a.m.: A bus hit the side of another vehicle while turning onto Washington Boulevard from Grand River.
  • Jan. 28, 10:15 p.m.: A bus driver hit a vehicle and broke its mirror at State Fair and Irvington.
  • Jan. 30, 9:28 p.m.: A vehicle hit a bus on Jefferson near Griswold before the motorist drove away.
  • Feb. 1, 1:11 p.m.: A bus was parked at Warren near Algonquin when a vehicle hit the coach from the rear, and the driver fled.
  • Feb. 2, 9:20 a.m.: A driver plowed her bus into a parked vehicle on Schaefer near Osborne.
  • Feb. 2, 2:05 p.m.: A bus driver hit a pole at 5149 St. Jean. The accident damaged the bus.
  • Feb. 3, 8:15 p.m.: A bus driver disregarded a stop sign and hit another vehicle on Hamilton near Collingwood.
  • Feb. 3, 8:30 p.m.: A bus was parked at a bus stop at Seven Mile and Warwick when a vehicle ran into the rear of the coach before the driver took off.
  • Feb. 4, 4:38 p.m.: As a DDOT driver was making a turn on Trumbull near Bagley, she ran into another vehicle, causing damage.
  • Feb. 5, 10:55 a.m.: A DDOT driver struck a parked vehicle near Dexter and Ewald.
  • Feb. 6, 12 a.m.: A man claimed he was hit by a DDOT bus on Woodward near Eight Mile.
  • Feb. 7, 5:19 p.m.: A man in a parked car opened his door as a bus drove by on Grand River near Glastonbury, and the coach clipped the door.
  • Feb. 8, 5:40 p.m.: The DDOT driver hit a utility pole while making a turn at Larned and McDougall.
  • Feb. 8, 5:15 p.m.: While picking up passengers at Rosa Parks and Clairmount, a bus driver ran into a bus stop shelter, damaging the roof.
  • Feb. 9, 1:22 p.m.: A driver was turning from Kercheval onto Mt. Elliot when the bus hit another vehicle that was also in the process of making a turn.
  • Feb. 16, 4:48 p.m.: A vehicle ran a red light at Grand Boulevard and Warren, hitting the bus.
  • Feb. 21, 6 p.m.: A bus driver ran her coach into a pole at Russell and Grand Boulevard.
  • Feb. 22, 4:07 p.m.: A DDOT bus driver rammed a SMART bus at Larned and Beaubien.
  • Feb. 24, 5:10 p.m.: A car switched lanes and ran into a bus at Cass and Montcalm.