TERRIFYING footage has shown the moment passengers fought back for control of a bus after the driver suffered a seizure while on the road.
The video revealed how the riders jumped to recuse the vehicle after the driver unexpectedly became sick in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Mountain Metropolitan TransitOnboard footage showed the moment two passengers took control of a bus after the driver suffered a seizure[/caption]
Mountain Metropolitan TransitTwo passengers rushed to the front of the bus to help[/caption]
Mountain Metropolitan TransitThe hero riders safely stopped the bus avoiding a fatal accident[/caption]
Mountain Metropolitan TransitThe video showed the moment the first passenger realised something had gone wrong[/caption]
Two passengers appeared to quickly trust their intuition and inspect the front of the bus as the driver fell out of their seat.
The video showed how the first passenger, who was holding a coffee cup, approached the driver and asked “Are you all right?”
A second person, from the back of the bus, ran down and helped take control of the vehicle.
This passenger then started to drive the bus and was seen talking into a radio to report the incident.
“Dispatch, I am on No. 1 southbound,” he said.
“Your bus driver is having a seizure. I am parking the bus.
“He’s breathing, but the seizure seems to have stopped.”
One of the passengers slowed the bus down and pulled into a stop, avoiding a fatal accident for the three people on board at the time.
The Mountain Metropolitan Transit, the company that ran the bus, confirmed the driver tragically died after the medical emergency, according to Fox News.
Their identity has not been released at the family’s request.
A MMT spokesperson, Elaine Sheridan, revealed the transit company was looking for the heroic passengers.
“We have publicly requested that these passengers contact us because we would like to provide them with passes as a token of our appreciation for their assistance that morning,” she said.
Sheridan added that the first passenger left the scene before the emergency services arrived as he had to go to work.
She said the company had the second rider’s name but have not been able to reach him.
Mountain Metropolitan TransitThe onboard footage revealed what the two passengers said during the medical emergency[/caption]
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