WARREN, Mich. — A middle school student in Michigan reacted quickly on Wednesday when his school bus driver had a medical emergency, safety bringing the vehicle to a stop.
According to a Facebook post by Warren Consolidated Schools, students from Carter Middle School in Warren were being transported from the school when the driver became light-headed and lost consciousness behind the wheel.
The Warren Police and Fire departments responded to the scene and tended to the driver, WJBK-TV reported. Students were safely loaded onto another bus, according to the television station.
The seventh-grade boy saw the driver faint and moved quickly to the front of the bus, helping to bring it to a complete stop, WDIV-TV reported.
Superintendent Robert D. Livernois commended the student for his quick thinking.
“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 wrote on Facebook.
According to the Warren Police Department, the student is expected to receive an award, WXYZ-TV reported.