Passenger stops a bus after the driver suffers an illness
@Deepizzaguy (119374)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
March 20, 2026 2:37pm CST
A passenger who was aboard a King County Metro Bus on Wednesday morning when a bus driver suffered an illness while driving the bus in Seattle Washington.
The passenger took action by grabbing the steering wheel and stepping on the brakes in an attempt to stop the bus.
The bus managed to hit seven vehicles on Greenwood Avenue before the bus came to a stop.
Both the bus driver and the passenger were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries.
The Seattle Police Department reports that an employee of the Seattle Parks and Recreation was taken to a hospital after his truck was struck by the bus.
Link is msn.com/en-us/news/us/...
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@Ineeddentures (23037)
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14h
Imagine how many vehicles the bus could have hit if the passenger had not acted how and when he did
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@Deepizzaguy (119374)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14h
The accident could have been a major league disaster had the passenger not stepped in and halted the bus.
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@Deepizzaguy (119374)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14h
@Ineeddentures You are right.
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@Ineeddentures (23037)
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14h
@Deepizzaguy
It was bad enough, but it could indeed have been major league bad
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@Deepizzaguy (119374)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19h
I hope that everyone involved in this incident will be okay soon.
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@RasmaSandra (95541)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20h
Thank heavens the passenger took action.
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@Deepizzaguy (119374)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
Just now
That is true that the accident could have been worse had the passenger not pressed on the brakes and take over the wheel from the stricken driver.
@crossbones27 (52370)
• Mojave, California
11h
I told you Seattle more crazy than LA.Just kidding, I had to make a bad joke somewhere. 
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@innertalks (23599)
• Australia
15h
A lot of damage was done there, and with AI in the future, hopefully this will be avoided, as the bus will stop itself, if the driver has an incident like that.
@Deepizzaguy (119374)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14h
Good thought using A I handling vehicles,
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@freelancermariagrace (29041)
• Philippines
5h
I’m glad the passenger managed to stop the bus before it caused further damage.
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