A conductor of a school transport bus has been honoured for risking his life to prevent a bus accident and save the lives of a group of students in Kurunegala.

It is reported that the driver of the bus had suffered from a sudden heart attack while transporting several female school students. 

The conductor had then taken control of the vehicle, preventing a bus accident and saving the lives of the students onboard the bus.

“The driver had suddenly suffered a heart attack. At the time, the conductor had taken control of the wheel and swerved the vehicle to the left, crashing into a utility pole. If he had not taken control, the bus would have crashed into a shop on the right and fallen into a precipice,” the principal of the school said, speaking to the media. 

He further said that the school students themselves had proposed honouring the conductor for his heroic act. (Newswire)

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