A 13-year-old student has received accolades for halting his school bus when the driver became lightheaded and passed out while operating it, perhaps averting a crisis.
According to Robert Livernois, superintendent of Warren Consolidated Schools, Michigan seventh grader Dylan Reeves sprang into action Wednesday afternoon on his way home from Carter Middle School in Warren, a community 20 miles north of Detroit.
According to NBC News, when the bus driver “became lightheaded and lost consciousness” while driving on Masonic Boulevard near Bunert Road, the student “saw the driver in distress, stepped to the front of the bus and helped bring it to a stop without incident.”
The statement from the superintendent disclosed that the police and fire departments reacted to the scene and treated the driver.
It also said the students were moved onto another bus for the rest of their ride home, as Reeves became a hero for saving his mates’ lives.
“The actions of the student who helped stop the bus made all the difference today, and I could not be prouder of his efforts,” Livernois said.
It was not immediately clear how many kids were on the bus nor what the driver’s current condition is.
