Mississippi school kids stop school bus on highway after driver passes out – video
Middle school students in Mississippi took action when their school bus driver passed out due to an asthma attack while driving on a four-lane highway. The children managed to stop the bus safely, preventing a potential accident. The driver was treated by emergency services, and the students were later honored for their quick thinking.
- ▪The incident occurred after the bus left Hancock Middle School in Hancock County, Mississippi.
- ▪Driver Leah Taylor, 46, suffered an asthma attack while operating the bus with about 40 children onboard.
- ▪Emergency services treated Taylor, and the students were recognized at a pep rally and rewarded with a field trip lunch of their choice.
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1:17MississippiChildren stop school bus on Mississippi highway after driver passes out – videoMiddle school students managed to stop their school bus after the driver passed out from an asthma attack while on a four-lane highway in Mississippi. The bus had just left Hancock middle school, in Hancock county, on Wednesday with about 40 children onboard when Leah Taylor, 46, had an asthma attack. Taylor was treated by emergency services, while the children were honoured at a pep rally and will be treated to a field trip lunch at a restaurant of their choiceThu 30 Apr 2026 13.58 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Apr 2026 14.20 EDTShareExplore more on these topicsMississippi
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