She took charge of the rogue bus in mid-afternoon traffic on Highway 401, saving her son and 45 other passengers. Rebecca Powley hadn’t been on a bus in 25 years until Thursday, when she found herself steering one after its driver fell unconscious. The bus driver had begun his route with a 7:30 a.m. departure from Sudbury, said Renee Baker, a spokesperson for Ontario Northland. Powley took control of the bus about 1:40 p.m. on the 401 near Keele St., Baker said. She said the bus driver had a “medical issue,” but declined to release the driver’s name, citing confidentiality and privacy concerns.

Source: thestar December 29, 2017 22:41 UTC