And UK site ‘Sky News’ said 13-year-old Dillon Reeves was praised for his ‘extraordinary and courageous behaviour’ after saving a school bus carrying dozens of children in the Detroit, Michigan area. , in the USA.
The video, which was caught by a CCTV camera last Wednesday, shows the moment the driver passed out and the teenager got up from his seat to take control of the steering wheel of the bus, which was about 70 children on board on a crowded road. .
Dillon was able to stop the vehicle in the middle of the road using the handbrake, according to area public school official Robert Levernois.
In the video, the students are heard screaming in fear as Reeves takes control of the bus and tells them to call the emergency number for the emergency rescue service.
“In 35 years of education, it was an extraordinary act of courage and maturity on the part of the child,” said Levernois.
“We have a little champion,” Dillon’s father said, jokingly adding, “He’s a good driver.”
It should be noted that the bus driver was taken to hospital for treatment.
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