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Coverage dated March 13, 2022 to March 15, 2022

Students steer school bus to safety after driver suffers heart attack

Headline from Foxla, on the newest of 2 developments

Police in Maine said at least two students grabbed the wheel after Arthur McDougall, 77, suffered a heart attack and later died.

Foxla's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Students steer bus to safety after driver collapses at wheel

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

  2. Newest

    Students steer school bus to safety after driver suffers heart attack

    Headline from Foxla ·

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23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Portland Press Herald

    Topsham-area students stop bus after driver emergency (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Students were able to steer and safely stop a school bus Monday morning after the driver reportedly suffered a medical emergency. Other students attempted to aid the driver, flag down traffic and call 911.

  2. Portland Press Herald

    Students steer Topsham school bus to safety after driver collapses at the wheel (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The incident took place Monday morning on Route 201 in Topsham with 14 middle and high school students on board.

  3. News Center Maine

    Students steer Topsham school bus to safety (opens News Center Maine)

    Published

    News Center Maine's feed description

    After the 77-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event, students stopped the bus and called for help.

  4. KOB 4

    Students steer bus to safety after driver collapses at wheel (opens KOB 4)

    Published

  5. MyNorthwest

    Students steer school bus to safety after driver collapses (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    TOPSHAM, Maine (AP) -- A group of Maine middle and high school students grabbed the wheel of their school bus Monday morning when their driver suffered a

  6. Boston

    Maine students steer school bus to safety after driver collapses (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    Topsham Police Chief Marc Hagan thanked the students for their quick, "deliberate action to save lives.” More on Boston.com.

  7. Foxla

    Students steer school bus to safety after driver suffers heart attack (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    Police in Maine said at least two students grabbed the wheel after Arthur McDougall, 77, suffered a heart attack and later died.

  8. KHOU Houston

    Students steer school bus to safety after driver suffers medical emergency (opens KHOU Houston)

    Published

    KHOU Houston's feed description

    After the 77-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event, students stopped the bus and called for help.

  9. 12News Phoenix

    Students steer bus to safety after driver's medical emergency (opens 12News Phoenix)

    Published

    12News Phoenix's feed description

    After the 77-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event, students stopped the bus and called for help.

  10. Washington Examiner

    WATCH: Students steer school bus to safety as driver collapses (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Two brothers in Maine are being praised for safely stopping their school bus when the driver collapsed at the wheel, ultimately saving lives.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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