'Crazy and Surreal': Passengers Help Avert Disaster After Swedish Bus Driver Faints
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Panic erupted when a bus driver fainted mid-journey on Highway 40 towards Jönköping on Sunday. Now the union is sounding the alarm that serious incidents are becoming more frequent. “We are concerned about the development,” says Mario Gavran, ombudsman at Kommunal.
Passengers Save 50 People After Swedish Bus Driver Loses Consciousness at the Wheel
A bus driver carrying 50 passengers in Sweden lost consciousness while driving, but two passengers managed to stop the vehicle and save everyone on board, SVT reports. As the bus was traveling along a highway, one of the passengers, Maria Hjälte, noticed that something was wrong with the driver and rushed toward the steering wheel. Another passenger who witnessed what was happening, Niranjan Nithyanandam, came to her aid. Two Passengers Take Con…
According to the police, the driver fainted due to illness. There is no suspicion of a traffic offense.
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Indian engineer Niranjan Nithyanandam tells The Local how he and another passenger brought a careening bus to a halt, despite not even having a driving licence.
When the bus driver became unconscious, two passengers took over and managed to stop the bus on Highway 40. Now their actions are being praised by the emergency services' response leader Philip Magnusson.
A bus driver lost consciousness during a journey in Sweden. Two passengers then took over the The post video: bus driver fainted – passengers stop bus with around 50 people first appeared on Nordisch.info.
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