US teen saves the day as school bus driver faints

WASHINGTON – A 13-year-old American boy grew to become a hero by managing to securely cease a college bus carrying dozens of children when the driving force misplaced consciousness.

The drama unfolded Wednesday within the northern state of Michigan, when a teen named Dillon Reeves received up and grabbed the steering when he noticed the driving force had fainted, and introduced the automobile to a halt in the course of the highway utilizing the hand brake, faculty district superintendent Robert Livernois mentioned.

The bus was carrying practically 70 college students from Lois E. Carter Middle School within the city of Warren when the driving force misplaced consciousness, as seen in a video launched by the authorities.

Children are heard screaming as Reeves takes management of the bus and yells out for somebody to name the 911 emergency rescue service quantity.

“The City of Warren is very proud of our 7th Grade Hero Dillon Reeves,” Warren metropolis councilor Jonathan Lafferty wrote on Facebook.

“This young man jumped into action when his school bus driver experienced a medical emergency, bringing the bus to a stop and avoiding what could have been a very tragic accident,” he wrote. — Agence France-Presse

Source: www.gmanetwork.com