Mississippi Middle School Students Stop Bus From Crashing After Driver Blacks Out
Students steered the bus into the median, called 911 and helped the driver after an asthma attack left her unconscious.
- On Wednesday, students saved their school bus from crashing after Driver Leah Taylor suffered an asthma attack and lost consciousness on a four-lane highway carrying about 40 children near Hancock Middle School in Kiln, Mississippi.
- Sixth-Grader Jackson Casnave steered the vehicle while classmate Darrius Clark hit the brakes, maneuvering the bus onto a median and putting it in park as other students called 911 and administered the driver's nebulizer.
- Driver Leah Taylor, who has made a full recovery, expressed profound gratitude, stating, "They're the ones that saved my life and everybody else's on that bus."
- At a pep rally on Friday, Hancock Middle School honored the students, with Principal Dr. Melissa Saucier stating, "They didn't wait for somebody to step in, they stepped up themselves."
- School officials arranged a lunch field trip for the students next week at a restaurant of their choosing, recognizing their quick thinking during the emergency and prompting discussions about on-board safety protocols.
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'They saved my life': Mississippi bus driver blacks out on a four-lane highway. The 40 kids on board did something no adult told them to do
A Mississippi school bus driver blacked out during an asthma attack while driving on a four-lane highway, and the students on board stepped in to stop a crash. The driver, Leah Taylor, 46, was driving away from Hancock Middle School in Hancock County when the incident happened. There were about 40 kids on the bus at the time. As Taylor reached for her medication, she suddenly lost consciousness behind the wheel, causing the bus to veer off cours…
Mississippi middle schoolers stop runaway bus after driver loses consciousness from asthma attack – Democratic Accent
A group of Mississippi middle school students jumped into action this week to stop a school bus after the driver lost consciousness on a highway, preventing a potential crash. About 40 students from Hancock Middle School were on board when their driver, Leah Taylor, 46, suffered an asthma attack shortly after leaving campus, according to The Associated Press. Taylor attempted to grab her medication but passed out before she could reach it. Witho…
Mississippi middle schoolers stop runaway bus after driver loses consciousness from asthma attack
A group of Mississippi middle school students jumped into action this week to stop a school bus after the driver lost consciousness on a highway, preventing a potential crash.About 40 students from Hancock Middle School were on board when their driver, Leah Taylor, 46, suffered an asthma attack shortly after leaving campus, according to The Associated Press.Taylor attempted to grab her medication but passed out before she could reach it.Without …
Mississippi Students Stop Bus After Driver Passes Out
KILN, MS — Middle school students in Mississippi are being credited with preventing a potential crash after their school bus driver lost consciousness during an emergency on a highway. The incident occurred Wednesday shortly after the bus departed Hancock Middle School in Kiln. Driver Leah Taylor suffered an asthma attack and passed out while behind the wheel, causing the vehicle to begin swerving. Sixth-grader Jackson Casnave, 12, quickly took …
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