Bus Driver Saves Disabled Passanger Before Bus Bursts Into Flames
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
ByABC News
June 10, 2016, 6:04 AM
— -- A bus driver has been credited with saving the life of a disabled passenger right before the vehicle he was driving burst into flames.
The Nassau Inter-County Express bus caught fire Thursday on Long Island, New York, while transporting a passenger in a wheelchair and her aide, ABC New York station WABC-TV reported.
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The driver was able to safely evacuate the two passengers and no one was injured.
Video shows fire crews quickly putting out the blaze, but not before leaving a smoldering pile of ash.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to WABC.