Articles labeled: teacher took the wheel

When a bus load of children on an Alabama bus fell into a dangerous situation, teacher Amy King became their guardian angel as she took over the wheel of a large bus when the bus driver passed out. Although some children were taken to area hospitals for their injuries, nobody was injured as badly as the teacher who probably saved many children’s lives as a result of her quick reflexes and thinking skills.

Hurray for Amy King!

SPRINGVILLE, Ala. — The driver of a bus carrying 44 children on a field trip passed out at the wheel, and a teacher’s quick actions kept the vehicle from careening into oncoming traffic, students said.

Math teacher Amy King grabbed the steering wheel and tried to straighten the swerving coach, witnesses told The Birmingham News.

The crash Friday sent 20 people to the hospital, including the driver and King.

King was thrown through the windshield and airlifted to UAB Hospital, where she was listed in serious condition, officials said.