MICHAEL SCHOFIELD

Hero driver gets kids off Illinois school bus before train strikes An Illinois bus driver is being heralded a hero after safely removing five elementary school children from the stalled vehicle just moments before a commuter train struck it Friday, Feb. 4, 2022..ORLAND PARK, Ill. — A bus driver is being heralded a hero after safely removing five elementary school children from the stalled vehicle just moments before a commuter train struck it Friday afternoon. “The gate came down on top of the bus, and the driver then quickly escorted the five children off of the bus to safety minutes before the Metra train hit the front of the bus,” he said. Schofield credited the driver, whose name has not been released publicly, for acting quickly to keep those in her charge safe. “It was incredible thinking by the bus driver. Four of the five students on board the bus at the time of the incident attend St. Michael School, he confirmed to WGN-TV.

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