A school bus stalled on railroad tracks in Orland Park, Illinois, on Friday and was hit by a passing train, but the outcome was ultimately positive.
The incident happened at 167th and 109th Avenue, Fox 32 reported.
At approximately 2:40 p.m., the Orland Fire Protection District answered an urgent call when the vehicle stalled on the train tracks.
Fire Chief Michael Scholfield explained no one was hurt thanks to the bus driver, who immediately helped the five children out of the vehicle minutes before the train struck the bus:
“The investigation we did shows the driver stopped at the tracks as required to do so, but when she started the bus to cross, the bus stalled with the front end of the bus over the tracks,” Schofield said. “The gate came down on top of the bus and the driver then quickly escorted the five children off of the bus to safety minutes before the METRA…
