Fresno, CA (July 28, 2026) — A crash involving city buses blocked the on-ramp from Fresno Street to southbound Highway 99 in Fresno on Monday night, July 27, according to dispatch records. The call came in around 9:02 p.m. An initial report described a Fresno Area Express bus and a black sedan, while a follow-up report described an Audi and two FAX buses.
The ramp was blocked as a result, according to dispatch information. Emergency units were requested to help those involved shortly after the call came in.
The extent of the injuries has not been released. The cause of the wreck remained unclear as this report was filed. We hope everyone involved is safe.
Why Buses Have Larger Blind Spots Than Cars?
Buses are considerably longer and taller than most passenger vehicles, creating blind spots that extend much farther than a typical car’s. Mirrors help cover some of that area, but a bus driver can’t see directly behind the vehicle at all, and side blind spots can extend far enough to hide an entire smaller car.
Merging onto a highway brings its own challenges for a bus driver. A fully loaded bus takes longer to accelerate than a car or SUV, so a gap that looks adequate for a passenger vehicle may not give a bus enough room to safely merge and match freeway speed. Other drivers sometimes misjudge how much space a bus actually needs during this process.
Drivers sharing the road with a bus are generally encouraged to avoid lingering alongside it, especially near the middle of the vehicle, where blind spots tend to be largest. Giving a bus extra room when it’s merging, rather than trying to beat it into a gap, reduces the chances of a sudden, close-range encounter.
