Middle school students save bus driver who passed out during asthma attack
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Heart-stopping video shot from inside a school bus showed nearly a dozen Mississippi middle school students springing into action after the bus driver lost consciousness behind the wheel on Wednesday.
Video from the Hancock County School District shows driver Leah Taylor passing out during an asthma attack as the bus continues moving forward.
A student at the front of the bus noticed Taylor leaning over and holding the steering wheel and briefly regained consciousness.
After the bus driver fainted behind the wheel for the second time, students were seen applying the brakes. (Hancock County School District, via Storyful)
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As the bus collapsed for the second time and fell backwards, other students ran in front of the bus.
While a girl handed the medicine in Taylor’s hand, a boy quickly hit the brakes and others called for help.
It was revealed that the students gave him medication after the driver fainted behind the wheel. (Hancock County School District, via Storyful)
Hancock Middle School principal Melissa Saucier told local media WLOX “He wasn’t surprised to hear our kids stayed calm and moved quickly.”
“This emergency certainly could have been detrimental, and they handled it exactly the way they should have,” Saucier said. “We are extremely proud of them.”
Students were seen running to the front of the bus to help the driver. (Hancock County School District, via Storyful)
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According to media coverage, the students (McKenzy Finch, Jackson Casnave, Darrius Clark, Kayleigh Clark and Destiny Cornelius) were praised at a pep rally at the school.
Taylor told WLOX he feels better and is thankful the students “saved his life.”
The Hancock County School District did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Partnership FOX 26 Houston contributed to this report.
