Video: Ohio school bus driver hailed as ‘hero’ after he rescued student from passing car

A Ohio school bus driver hailed as a hero after a video shows her saving a student from a passing car.

Woman’s heroic deed captured in video shared Tecumseh local schools on Facebook on Thursday, February 23rd. The school district is located in New Carlisle, Ohio, about 20 miles northeast of Dayton.

The video shows a school bus stopping to drop off a student. But before the young man gets off the bus, the driver notices an oncoming car trying to overtake the bus on the right.

“Wow, wait, wait, no! No! Stop! Stop!” the driver screams like her grabs a student by the backpack and pushes him away from the door.

A passing car brakes and stops next to a parked school bus, with the happy student still on board and safe.

Local Tecumseh schools shared the video, with the permission of the student’s parents, to “spread the word about bus safety and celebrate the driver’s actions.”

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“Tonight we are very grateful for the vigilance and quick action of one of our wonderful bus drivers,” school district posted on facebook.

The district urged spectators to be aware of school buses on the road and never overtake them when they come to a stop.

“Our HERO drove a big yellow school bus today!” the school said.

Several family members of the student left comments below the post to express their gratitude to the driver.

“This woman is OUR FAMILY HERO tonight as he was my nephew,” wrote Amy Mendenhall. “Thank you for being so aware and protecting these kids. We really appreciate and thank you.”

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“God bless her, our grandson, who is so scary to look at, she definitely cared about his safety,” wrote the boy’s grandmother Judy Mendenhall. “You can’t thank her enough for being observant and stopping him quickly. God watched and praised her amazingness, it is more than deserved.

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