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Mississippi school kids stop school bus on highway after driver passes out
Students aged 12 to 15 steered bus to safety and called for help after driver lost consciousness from asthma attack
TL;DR
- A middle school bus driver in Kiln, Mississippi, passed out due to an asthma attack while driving on a highway.
- Students on the bus, aged 12 to 15, took control of the vehicle.
- Sixth-grader Jackson Casnave, 12, steered the bus, and Darrius Clark attempted to brake.
- Another student, Kayleigh Clark, called 911 while others administered medication and contacted the school.
- The students managed to slow the bus, steer it into the median, and park it safely.
- The driver expressed gratitude, stating the students saved her life, and they were recognized at a school rally.