Mississippi Middle School Students Stop Bus From Crashing After Driver Blacks Out

Five middle school students, who helped stop a bus after their driver passed out during a medical emergency, stand outside a bus in Hancock County, Miss., on April 23, 2026. WLOX via AP

Quick-thinking middle school students in Mississippi kept their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a four-lane highway.

The bus had just left Hancock Middle School in Hancock County on Wednesday with about 40 children on board when Leah Taylor, 46, had an asthma attack. She reached for her medication but blacked out before she could get it.