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Terrifying Minnesota police save children on runaway school bus after driver fell ill
- Published_at:2015-02-14
- Category:People & Blogs
- Channel:9newsxchannelofficial
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- description: Police save children who spent horrifying 14 minutes on runaway school bus after driver fell ill at the wheel Sheriff in Aitkin County, Minnesota, began chasing the out-of-control bus Noticed something wasn't right when it started swerving across the road Vehicle was travelling at 40mph and had 11 children on board at the time State troopers managed to bring the bus to a halt using stop tracks Police officers saved children who were on board a runaway school bus after the driver fell ill at the wheel. A sheriff deputy in Aitkin County, Minnesota, caught the terrifying series of events on their dash cam after they noticed the vehicle swerving across the road. The out-of-control bus was traveling at around 40mph with 11 children on board, who were supposed to be on their way home. According to WLNS 6, the driver, Scott Gilbertson, 68, was taken to hospital and authorities confirmed none of the children on board were hurt. Aitkin County Sheriff Scott Turner told the station: 'It was one of those things you don’t see every day. 'She first saw the vehicle within its lane weaving a little bit. She thought that’s not right. She turned her lights on trying to stop it and the weaving became more pronounced. 'Getting around the bus in the opposite lane to alert vehicles that were ahead of the bus. Warning about a problem in the roadway and warning them to get out of the way.'
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