SUTTON, MA (WHDH) — The driver of a school bus that careened down an icy street in Sutton on Tuesday morning with 29 students on board is being hailed as a hero.
The bus slid down Peach Tree Drive around 7:30 a.m. after freezing rain left the road coated in ice.
Video taken from a window of a home on the street showed the bus turning sideways, knocking down mailboxes and hitting a car before coming to a stop.
“The first thing I thought was ‘oh my god that bus is going to rollover.’ It was just gaining so much speed and momentum,” said Cheryl Katz, who filmed the bus sliding down the street from her home.
The bus driver, Nader Jaber, told 7News that it was situation he had been trained to handle.
“Just downshift the gear. That’s what makes the bus more heavy,” Jaber said.
Jaber said he was shaking following the incident, but that he was calm and in control while in the bus. He said his only focus was on stopping the bus.
“I was just doing my job, it’s not big deal,” Jaber said when asked if he felt like a hero. “I tried to handle as much as I can and do my best.”
Frightening video taken from inside the bus captured screaming students.
“I don’t know what would’ve happened if we skidded and tipped over,” said seventh-grader Chris Cotoia.
Parents called the driver’s actions heroic. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
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