Watch: Students Spring Into Action to Stop Runaway School Bus
A routine ride home turned into a race against disaster when a group of Mississippi middle schoolers found themselves in control of a moving bus after their driver suddenly became unresponsive. According to the New York…
A routine ride home turned into a race against disaster when a group of Mississippi middle schoolers found themselves in control of a moving bus after their driver suddenly became unresponsive.
According to the New York Post, the tense moment unfolded on April 22 along a four-lane highway in Kiln, where students from Hancock Middle School were traveling when their driver, Leah Taylor, suffered a Medical emergency.
Security footage later showed Taylor slumped over at the wheel as the bus continued down the road, prompting several students to act without hesitation.
“She kind of fell over, like flopped over, and everyone started standing up,” student McKenzy Finch told WLOX.
What followed was a coordinated effort by five students who quickly stepped into different roles to regain control of the vehicle.
Sixth-grader Jackson Casnave said he moved toward the front and grabbed the steering wheel after noticing the danger.
“I saw the bus was veering off to the side,” he said.
At the same time, another sixth-grader, Darrius Clark, took action to slow the bus down by hitting the brakes.