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The driver evacuated several passengers before the tornado struck. The tornado rolled the bus, and pelted it with debris.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1049023X00002430_sec02\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold><\/jats:title><jats:p>A case-series investigation of tornado-related injuries was conducted among passengers who were evacuated to a ditch and those who remained on the bus when the tornado struck.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1049023X00002430_sec03\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold><\/jats:title><jats:p>Nineteen of 24 passengers sought care for injuries at hospital emergency departments (injury rate= 79.2%).While a greater number of passengers who were outside the bus when the tornado struck (11) sought care for injuries than did those who remained on the bus (8); passengers outside of the bus suffered fewer injuries than did those who remained on the bus (median number of injuries 3 versus 4), and their injuries were lesssevere (median injury severity score (ISS) 1 versus 4).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1049023X00002430_sec04\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold><\/jats:title><jats:p>For persons caught in motor vehicles during tornado events, this study supports currently accepted recommendations to immediately evacuate and lie in a low-lying area away from motor vehicles if other shelter is unavailable. 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