In simple words: A person traveling in a bus who was injured in a collision with a pedestrian or an animal.

Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal.Excludes1: bus collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden (V76.-)

Example 1: A passenger on a city bus sustained a wrist fracture when the bus struck a pedestrian crossing the street., The driver of a charter bus swerved to avoid a dog running loose on the highway and collided with a guardrail. The driver sustained a neck injury., A child riding on a school bus suffered a head laceration when the bus hit a deer that darted into the road.

Documentation should clearly indicate that the injured person was an occupant of a bus involved in a collision with a pedestrian or animal. The documentation should also specify the injuries sustained.Additional documentation may be required to support the use of additional codes, such as those for airbag injuries, the type of street or road, and the use of electronic equipment.

** A bus is defined as a motor vehicle designed or adapted primarily for carrying more than 10 passengers and requiring a special driver's license. A pedestrian is any person involved in an accident who was not, at the time of the accident, riding in or on any vehicle or on a pedal cycle or animal.