A 13-year-old American boy became a hero by managing to safely stop a school bus carrying dozens of kids when the driver lost consciousness.
The drama occurred on Wednesday in the northern state of Michigan when a teenager named Dillon Reeves got up and grabbed the steering when he noticed the driver had passed out. He then used the hand brake to stop the car in the middle of the road.
According to a video released by the authorities, the bus’s driver lost consciousness while operating it as it was transporting close to 70 students from Lois E. Carter Middle School in the town of Warren.
Children are heard screaming as Reeves takes control of the bus and yells out for someone to call the 911 emergency rescue service number.
“The City of Warren is very proud of our 7th Grade Hero Dillon Reeves,” Warren city councillor 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.
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