Truck Narrowly Misses School Bus After Brakes Fail

‘No, no, no, get away!’ - A truck driver’s quick thinking helped avoid a disaster when his brakes failed as he approached a school bus full of children and a line of cars waiting for the bus to pull away.
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[@thedailyembarassment]

Let's Go Brandon!!

[@noahb8113]

no thanks

[@jaidenyanin]

@@thedailyembarassment let’s go sneaking government documents out of the White House!

[@hoopstrust3511]

no thanks lets go brandon!

[@noahb8113]

@@jaidenyanin no let's go brandon

[@backroadsofeasternwashington]

As a truck driver who has lost his air brakes before, I assure you that terror in his voice is REAL

[@victorpenate3594]

Soy camionero pero que poca agilidad los demás coche para apartarse, viene un camión directo a ti y no te quitas..

[@Stickmon_]

oh ok thanks i thought it was fake (yes, this was sarcasm, so you can stop replying lol)

[@lol69970]

@@Stickmon_ Yeah nah this happens more than you think

[@shantikite]

@@lol69970I think they were being sarcastic 😂

[@lol69970]

@@shantikite oh💀 I'm bad at detecting sarcasm lol

[@LittleSarah86]

He did his best. The fear in his voice made me cry. So happy everyone was safe.

[@Moon-is1is]

The truck actually moved and Backed into the white car behind him and People were saying he was charged for backing into the white car

[@Ayianna_Flux]

glad to know i'm not the only one that cried.

[@skyline2344]

@@Ayianna_Fluxyou little girls are so soft lmao grow some balls . Oh wait

[@kamibrackenbury9048]

And they want to put A.I driven cars and diesels..... NO! BAD IDEA. This FEMALE trucker saved lives. You go girl!!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@kingkong-mp5jp]

@@Moon-is1isthat’s what happens when you go with Liberty Mutual.

[@ArmaniiJay]

Can we all agree this truck driver needs a raise?

[@g0dofimmortality]

Uhhh.. no. Regardless of how clutch the save was, it was almost certainly his fault it happened in the first place. If your brakes heat up and fail trying to stop, you were either going too fast for conditions, riding your brakes, or you didn't maintain your equipment. Regardless, it's your fault.

[@cecilimamura1046]

Absolutely not a raise ! What this driver need is psychiatric treatment for this traumatic experience !

[@richardhoward7238]

He needs fired

[@dgk42]

He's obviously a bad driver to ruin his brakes like that. Should be fired.

[@karenmeyer9518]

YASSSSSSSS

[@healmac]

That poor truck driver, he brought me to tears. You can hear the fear in his pleas. God bless him for his excellent driving and concern.

[@Димон1506]

Этот водитель испортил свои тормоза. Этот водитель мог съехать с дороги. Этот водитель выбрал риск чужими жизнями. Очень плохой водитель

[@briannalien9765]

Gosh seriously me too!!! Once I heard him say oh no my whole body started trembling and tears followed! What a terrifying moment. I truly hope the truck driver is okay.

[@kimberlybeshears4785]

Me too! I drive a bus so I realize her helplessness as well

[@RedHotMessResell]

Yes! Like he’s thinking “Omg please don’t let any of these kids get off this bus before I get past it…. That’s so scary. What timing to lose control of your brakes.

[@jawbreaker68419]

Bro cried over a truck

[@Arian0027]

The panic in his voice tells me he couldn’t live with himself if he hit that school bus or a killed a kid. Great driving skills Sir.

[@leelambeth106]

*she

[@jackmeyers7805]

Only a psychopath could.

[@Melodyofthesea78]

@@leelambeth106 Sounds like a man. But anyway what happened after? Is the driver okay?

[@bi.fruitsalad]

@@leelambeth106 how

[@Randomposts135]

@@leelambeth106 wtf You mean. It’s he

[@Sghgyv]

The car that drove off the road is the most sensible car driver here.

[@elfrion8130]

Именно!

[@trecyspencer4543]

They probably didn't have enough time to react also the one in the middle couldn't move before the others did.

[@guy165-qg8gf]

@@trecyspencer4543they had 3/4 business days to react

[@trecyspencer4543]

@@guy165-qg8gf lolol.... remember everyone reacts differently under stress and while the front and back vehicles were free to maneuver the one in the middle of them both was not.

[@Choking_Duck]

​@@trecyspencer4543 Therefore the one who reacted quickest is the sensible one

[@rubyfretwell7080]

Some people DON'T have enough sense to get out of the way during an emergency! Bless the truck driver and the ONE person who had enough sense to move!

[@williamstonesmith7971]

One guy did, but the bus driver was m taking the wrong action, no?

[@annieallen4738]

🙏🏽

[@rudetoy8264]

👍

[@xxcharlieriverxx514]

@@williamstonesmith7971I mean the bus driver would have injuried the students too by moving as kids were getting off the bus before his horn started

[@jaykoerner]

The bus was not really able to move, and the opposing lane of traffic could not reverse because there were three to four vehicles back to back, The only possibility is theoretically the truck could have veered off into the ditch I'm not sure they would have properly known what was happening in the time needed to react and do something that would damage their vehicle but less so than I had on collision

[@zeebee6533]

The absolute terror in his voice as he realized his trucks breaks failed. And especially since they failed as he was aproaching a school bus loading/unloading kids. He did everything right. Blessed be this man and his quick thinking.

[@dbturbonub2536]

The fact ONLY ONE driver reacted to the blaring horn of a big truck is really concerning.

[@jeffreye4537]

What else could have been done? The bus driver had no time to really move and the oncoming cars didn’t really have time to move too far either. Had that pickup moved forward to try and maneuver out of the way the truck would have hit it. In reality this played out the best it could have and no one was hurt.

[@gofastskatkat]

​@@jeffreye4537 Idk, guy in the pickup could've moved to his right, just like the car behind the bus did. I've seen this video several times before and thankfully nobody got hurt, well the truck driver might've lost a couple years off his life, but he did a dang good job driving that rig

[@realms4219]

@@jeffreye4537 Just drive off the road? Tf? The one car that responded did exactly that.

[@NicksIdeaEngine]

​@@jeffreye4537 I think the oncoming traffic could have pulled to the side and left a bit more room on the road for the truck to swerve, but the bus driver not panicking and also not listening to the lady who kept telling them to drive did exactly what they should have done: not panic. The bus doing just about anything could have made this so much worse. I'm glad they had the sense to wait a sec and see that the truck had started trying to go around them.

[@samisuleiman8071]

The bus driver is smart. The four wheelers had to move at that position

[@Delainey24]

I hope that truck driver is okay. He sounded so terrified of hurting anyone.

[@NowhereManBeatle]

From what I heard, he eventually got his truck to stop but he was very shaken up about almost hitting the bus But he’s ok (He most likely got PTSD from this, but he’s alive)

[@silencedcreator]

I mean imagine even as an accident you hit and killed someone in the process that was horrifying

[@bboyleap]

Well yea

[@Saunteringvaguely.downwards]

@@silencedcreatornot just someone, he had no idea how many little children were in that bus, in his mind he was probably seeing their little faces and backpacks and the woman driving the bus. For him, it wasn’t just someone, but a whole bunch of little people not yet set in their own directions. Poor man, I know he’s gotta still suffer from that near death incident

[@zalitosway8419]

What would you choose. Go off and potentially kill yourself. The school bus or the adults?

[@blueahoula3239]

Those are some mad driving skills by that truck drive. Sharp right by sharp left. Didn’t overturn his truck or his load. No one got hurt(including himself) because HE IS THE MAN! Hope I run into you one day so I can by you a beer. Mad respect sir

[@jonupton2913]

The person in the truck didn't even try and move to the side. Hats off to the truck driver

[@wrymiedealie]

Right? Why's no one talking about the dude just sitting there watching a truck barrel towards him

[@Jdjd786]

​@@wrymiedealie in his defense there was a car right behind him... He should've drove off the road to give the big truck more room tho...

[@sandrairvin4898]

I believe there was a pretty big ditch to his right and it looks like he might have tried to back up and possibly hit the car behind him. They were pretty close together. No place to go.

[@VCaccount1Celestials]

​@sandrairvin4898 look again, mf had space but froze up after backing up into a car, special driver

[@Loopylalulaa]

The fact that we have both sides of the perspective is what makes this more chilling. The fact this truck driver thought about how many children would have been on this bus and he literally couldnt stop or control the situation must have been truly terrifying!

[@outforlunch1258]

The fact is so chilling for real

[@pamalawashington9371]

Horrifying

[@MaxPopp-ej7fx]

Well he could control the situation and he did

[@ninahover2253]

Только ДВА чёрных авто сообразили, что надо что то делать, чтоб уйти с дороги.... Один - в кювет, второй - задом пятился....

[@Loopylalulaa]

@@MaxPopp-ej7fx he could have co trolled it better if his brakes didn't fail?? So technically he didn't have control, but at the same time he did.

[@qendrimsmelaj6063]

I like how only one guy realizes and moves out the way. He’ll live long

[@celerisr8518]

Bro swerved to the side away so he wouldn’t get hit if the bus got it

[@BabyBug21]

The truck moved back actually it hit the car behind it

[@kage3587]

Along with the rearmost vehicle on the oncoming lane

[@clareselashay]

well the two cars on the opposite side couldn't move until the car at the back moved which it did . now as for the car behind the bus ? idk

[@powerfakerr2542]

​@@clareselashaythis is what I was thinking, the last car only moved after the truck passes

[@jamiegardner9365]

HEROIC driving. My goodness he was clearly terrified and still reacted like that. Incredible.

[@user-rf1qh3ho2y]

The terror in his voice. Some of yall really don’t understand what we feel at this point. Especially coming up on a bus full of little kids. He handled this so well!! I pray he was okay

[@LilithxRomeo]

The way he said “NO, NO, NO…! GET AWAY!!” You can hear the absolute terror in his voice. Breaks my heart…❤

[@lizbizh1234]

Same

[@Guyontheinternet164]

*BRAKES my heart.

[@JenniferAlexis1984]

It must have been horrifying for him!

[@mushr0omz347]

@@Guyontheinternet164dawg😭😭😭

[@2155raulito]

God bless him, just the tone of his voice is chilling.

[@angusleekh]

The way he said “Stop No” really breaks my heart.

[@stubstunner]

What breaks my heart is that she didn’t tell him to pull over… It’s not their problem, so they can just stay in the way 🤡

[@nickfiorenza5930]

Wow, this has me in tears. So scary to watch, I pray the truck driver is safe.

[@a.b.2850]

@@nickfiorenza5930 thank god, I’m not alone 😪

[@freerise8754]

That’s what I’m saying amazing driving skills but I pray he was able to stop safely!

[@stephirothermy9938]

Poor guy didn’t want to kill somebody’s baby. Good man!

[@KateinVA]

God bless him. He did everything in his power to make sure no one was hurt.

[@OlexandrOm]

Бедняга, какой же стресс он пережил. Всем сердцем сочувствую этому мужчине. К тому же он не растерялся и до последнего старался держать ситуацию под контролем. Человек, сделавший героический поступок 👍

[@jwill6200]

Nobody understands the fear you get while driving with a heavy load down hill and your brakes give out. I had chills watching this.

[@jeanieyoung2023]

Y brakes failed on my car going down a hill , in front of hospital and E. R. WHILE AT THE VERY SAME TIME ACTLROSS THE STREET , THE WLEMWNTARY KIDS WERE LETTING OUT OF SCHOOL VROASING TJE ROAD. TERROR IS REAL AND IT FELT LIKE MY JEry just balled up in a fist and said no no stop nove

[@jwill6200]

@@jeanieyoung2023 it is scary no matter what you drive.

[@vulgarheartstarot4586]

Very chilling!! 😢

[@LLyric_]

​@@jeanieyoung2023tf?

[@JM-tf4nk]

@@jeanieyoung2023 did you find out why they failed?

[@laytonpro8655]

The driver sounds terrified and I don’t blame him, trucks are already scary when involved in a collision but not having control of it just makes it x100 worse

[@dessertlimbo]

yeah anyone should know how terrific 9 tons of speeding steel are

[@Ikmsi_is_pro]

Knowing that they might crash into a school bus that is full of children makes it 1000x Scarier

[@Tyler-md4qk]

i feel like thats putting it too lightly

[@SammieDrolett51]

Yeah

[@killas6097]

Yeah we have trucks going up and down our roads all day but its even more dangerous because they are climbing a mountain and then going back down at like 90mph

[@JohnnyAntonio956]

Big props to dude for driving so smooth, hopefully he’s ok

[@Samantha-ew7yn]

The school bus driver did so good to not traumatize the kids. I would have burst out crying

[@S1k.sandhu]

You can hear it in his voice..when he says “stop no” and he definitely cried when the truck came to a stop…I would have done the same

[@thornlilyn6888]

I would be giving that man a raise and a all expenses paid vacation. The quick thinking and paired with his skill in the situation was phenomenal I would of frozen up and just panicked the moment I realized my brakes went out.

[@telissad9545]

I'm tearing up just hearing I can only imagine how he felt

[@MsJay01234567]

Yt just asked me to rate your comment. So weird 😕

[@saltae4343]

Yeah you can hear his fear in it, thankfully everything's good at the end

[@Yoursolindasims]

I almost did cry wth 😂😭😭😭😭

[@johndowning9907]

That man's got some insane driving ability, I'm impressed

[@alexrosales986]

especially under thst much pressure too!!

[@karabethmechtly7295]

God showed up

[@ledpinkdefsabbathwhokinksd9733]

Karabeth Mechtly oh sure give all the credit to your “god” when the man has above average driving skills I swear all great things accomplished by humans get labeled as the workings of a god

[@amvknights9868]

@@ledpinkdefsabbathwhokinksd9733 let them do what they want I mean still he was under pressure

[@pedropascual730]

You fit a cargo plane there

[@yamicolmenero8199]

OMG!! My heart shattered at the sound of his voice. My brother and sister in law are truck drivers. We are always prayer for them and all the other truck drivers on the road.

[@Tact1123]

The truck drivers soul left his body. Then returned! That man had angels watching over him !

[@slyd33r41]

The genuine fear in his voice made me tear up for some reason

[@Sheila-vx3on]

Me too. For some reason.😢

[@MetalMamaMist]

I almost sobbed. Poor guy..

[@tracksuitrob5348]

Me too! He sounds terrified

[@aresgoated]

Empathy

[@JezzzG]

That real man life that why

[@Curiositykilledme]

The man’s voice of fear almost brought tears to my eyes, he was so afraid of hurting someone poor guy :(

[@jersey8650]

Almost brought tears to your eyes? Wtf lol i cant imagine being that sensitive

[@RobertoCarlosRM3]

@@jersey8650 Bro you just got a toxic life style.

[@danielbowling8780]

Nothing wrong with being sensitive, if you don't have nothing nice to say then don't say nothing at all

[@nouraouni2819]

@@jersey8650 it’s called having empathy

[@patelvidhi]

Exactly he was afraid because he sw school bus ND he thinks might be he will hurt innocent kids or innocent people.

[@user-xu5lk1vf8i]

Way to go driver, we need more of your kind. Even in a panic this driver was able to steer clear of the bus, and save lives.

[@Someone-ww7uv]

Now thats the voice of a Trucker dedicated to others safety

[@TruckerReviewed]

He didn't do his pre trip and put everyone's lives in danger. He's a man that's regretted his poor decisions

[@L-VA21]

@@TruckerReviewedwhat if it’s not in his control

[@skyradloff]

​@@L-VA21it was in his control, he failed to complete his safety check before driving the truck which resulted in this dangerous scenario

[@jmancody94]

​@L-VA21 As a CDL holder he is 100% responsible for everything on his vehicle. Part of a pre trip is making sure your brakes work.

[@jasperLove]

@@jmancody94 is there any way his brakes could've gone out mid trip?

[@DemonicsInc]

As someone who's lost their brakes before. Give that man a raise its hard to not crash when youre doin that

[@charliewynne4850]

I'd say darn near impossible! In that tight of a space. Wow!

[@luboradev3755]

Give your mother a lollypop

[@DemonicsInc]

@@luboradev3755 I would buy she's no longer with us I'm afraid

[@ishioshi]

@@DemonicsIncI’m sorry for your loss

[@aquaearthnfirequ_pinsnsavi1721]

​@@ishioshime too

[@wandasolberg4623]

this truck driver needs a raise

[@finaldeathwishgaming9702]

The quick thinking of the truck driver and how fast he reacts prevented a serious crash from happening! Great job sir!

[@sonda189]

“NO GET AWAY” dude i feel for him frl the panic in his voice that is a terrible feeling.

[@davidstutzman2781]

No replies? Let's fix that

[@ARDG89]

I would've shat myself knowing what that bus carries.....

[@hedgehogshadow982]

It’s tough mad respect for them I always wish them a safe travels and that they may be protected and be safe. Lots of crazy drivers and lots of careless drivers drive around. Be cautious

[@thomasflanigan2223]

Well after that guy got sentenced for the same thing recently

[@qbert1234]

Same!

[@nicoleabrams3049]

I hope this truck driver is okay. What a good man he was more worried about hurting someone else than himself.

[@howie6666]

If that was the case he would’ve gone left into the tree. He obviously has some concern for his own safety

[@thefurryteacher1120]

@@howie6666ah yes drive in the direction that a child exiting the school bus may decide to run 🤦 great idea

[@robertvogel9849]

If he was a good man he would have checked his equipment properly that day to make sure it was all functional. He was not doing his job properly and his inattention and inability to do his job properly almost cost the lives of a bunch of children. He's not a good man.

[@howie6666]

@@thefurryteacher1120 so miss the bus by a matter of inches? Stop talking you’re embarrassing yourself

[@thecollector4753]

​​@@robertvogel9849Even if he did take notice of any faults on the truck, I'm pretty sure it's the responsibility of the company that owns the truck to make sure it actually gets fixed. Don't think you can own a dumptruck the same way you can own a rig, if at all.

[@Lily-fromOz]

My Dad drove trucks. Mad respect to this driver. ❤

[@bryantjohnson517]

Nice driving driver, good job warning everyone as early as possible too! When drivers take driving seriously most accidents get avoided! Wow

[@childrenofthecornbread]

The fear in his voice breaks my heart. So glad this ended up ok and I hope everyone is doing well.

[@palomarolfs2773]

I know broke my heart 🙏🙇‍♀️🕊🕊🕊

[@prince_of_weebs5836]

Wait what happened

[@annarocha3254]

@@prince_of_weebs5836 trucks breaks went out.

[@prince_of_weebs5836]

Ah that makes more sense now thank you

[@HottyTotty]

Oh my gosh you so are so right on that I bet the woman was praying hard and also I wander how he stopped being his brakes failed

[@jonathanandrus6928]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate this man's stellar driving skills

[@rembliekain7643]

Stellar? Really in a semi you down shift before you break. Also you have 3 break systems you have a service break an air break and an engine break then if and when all 3 of the breaks do fail after having slowed down significantly by down shifting you put it in reverse and gently tap tap tap the gass if you are at full speed and still on a run away you have already messed up your first 4 methods to stop in time. That said this guy may be able to steer well and was lucky enough to have a large opening and no kid walking around the front of the bus however you can see that from his level of panic he was not clear headed this is why truck schools with obstacle tracks exist. Even though many drivers are still buddy tought and may know enough to pass the driving exam but not enought to truly know the basics by any means. It's very unfortunate that this driver was able to get in to this position in the first place when a proper DoT required pre-trip inspection would have found and identified the unserviceable nature of his rig and prevented this in the first place.

[@justice0911]

​@@rembliekain7643thank you!!!

[@YouAreArguingWithAI]

​@@rembliekain7643 you in too Deep fam, just be grateful nobody died zz

[@kaedenwheeler6967]

@@rembliekain7643ngl nobody’s reading that nor cares

[@nobody-rb9xh]

​@@kaedenwheeler6967I read it and do care. He's being more logical than the guy who complimented the drivers skills when he could've done differently to avoid this

[@HMFan2010]

The desperation and sheer terror of the potential for disaster in the truck driver’s voice is heart-wrenching. I’m glad everyone else around him was paying attention and that they’re all okay. Yikes.

[@runecscapeman]

This makes me want to cry. What could have been a very terrible day for everyone was narrowly avoided! Thank you God for that man's quick thinking.

[@kristinaclark9542]

Bless his heart, he was terrified of hurting those children. Excellent driving skills.

[@darkfire3062]

Lol if that's the point he can drive offroad where gross have

[@ItsMissChas5]

Yes!! I absolutely agree!

[@pmd167]

Why are you insulting this person they literally did everything right?

[@pickle9638]

@@darkfire3062 look closely what he did was the best decision he could take in that situation. He couldn't go offroad because there was no space and no way a truck could fit in that tight space.

[@izkion9856]

@@darkfire3062 it will cause more problem i think

[@starship1701]

"You don't want to know", the sheer horror of this situation. Thank god everyone ended up alright.

[@SleepyParakeet]

That truck was going fast too, if he was less skilled, he probably would've hit that bus or truck, which would've been horrible either way

[@trickdoe7335]

What happens to the truck driver

[@DarkNugget39]

I’m confused on what was happening in this video

[@starship1701]

@@DarkNugget39 the truck's brakes failed, or just couldn't stop in time. Look up "truck runaway ramp" and you'll see lots of examples of big trucks having to go off the road because their brakes failed. They make runaway ramps for these situations on highways, so that less people get hurt. In this video the driver was terrified because he couldn't stop in time and there was an entire school bus full of children in front of him

[@emiliahorn7197]

@@DarkNugget39 also I have a feeling that the reason all the cars were stopped is bc when the bus has the stop signs it’s the law that all cars stop to keep the kids getting of the bus safe. If all the cars had been moving whilst the bus was parked that would have been catastrophic

[@amanda9087]

The fear in his voice and the fact that he made it brought me to rears. God bless him and thank you God that no one was injured.

[@Tikara-r7f]

That poor man.... Thank God he was a skilled driver & was able to avoid hitting anyone.... Super scary!

[@AshenAlpha]

Poor driver, he was so scared to hurt someone. I'm proud of him for doing his best

[@pandio116]

Of course he would be in dept for the rest of his life

[@boondocksaint253]

Thankfully, his best was enough!

[@countmontecristo7066]

Pre start your vehicle...safety checks done. The brakes failed because someone failed

[@mitchelschultz858]

@@countmontecristo7066 this comment is so stupid….. you can do all the pre checks you want and equipment will still fail when you least expect it.

[@Hayleigh_b]

@@mitchelschultz858 exactly what I was thinking!!

[@t.carter]

Oh that poor driver, you can hear the emotion in his voice. Hope he’s doing ok.

[@Nympheau]

It's a her

[@theblueking8851]

@@Nympheau are you sure...?

[@Stryker11able]

@@Nympheau that’s a woman?…. Wait…. You’re not allowed to ask that…

[@ravenv.g4869]

The truck driver was a male and the bus drivers i believe were both female.

[@Zawps]

@@Joemamahoeee For one, the female doesn’t seem like she’s a bus driver, but maybe a teacher/principal riding with bus driver, second the trucks breaks went out downhill and was unable to decelerate safely before reaching the vehicles…

[@isaks3243]

This is really scary, a truck without brakes is insane! I'm really impressed with how he handled the situation, nobody was injured and nothing damaged.

[@nancylomac5416]

The truck driver did everything right the moment he realized his brakes failed. His reaction time by blaring his horn and outstanding driving kept everyone safe. God bless him!!

[@ricklediard5014]

I had it happen going down the Main Street of a town and you can only hope the horn is enough to prevent people crossing or pulling their vehicle out in front of you. Time appears to slow right down as you attempt to control the situation.

[@retrofizz727]

@@ricklediard5014 Thankfully the brain is well made for these situations. Just the idea of facing this situation terrifies me though

[@meganmorse6610]

Hero, everyone else just sat there

[@dgk42]

Yup, Allah was looking after him.

[@retrofizz727]

@@dgk42 no, he just acted accordingly

[@brokebankfishin4839]

This man just proves everything every trucker ive met ever told me. “If its me or a school bus then its gonna be me.” Good driving and a good man saved a lot of lives.

[@markmack2746]

You said it brother!!!

[@courtneybarbin3587]

Why didn’t she start backing up when he got next to her… she’s bad.

[@melbournestacker]

@@courtneybarbin3587 only like 2% of people can’t think under pressure like that.

[@user-vd1cr5ng1p]

@@courtneybarbin3587 that’s what I’m sayin

[@julioarevalo394]

Speechless

[@karlaatherton]

My God!!!! Awesome save! This driver saved all those kids and the other drivers life

[@canislupus4655]

This video has me in a roller coaster of emotions. The fear and preemptive despair in the truck driver’s voice, the I’m assuming) teacher keeping it together, the kids not really understanding what’s happening. And then I’m marveling at the cars in the other lane just….sitting there. Not so much the car in the middle, they don’t really have anywhere to go, but there’s a driveway right in front of the pickup and the third car can back up (which they do just a bit too late) Move dudes! I hope they genuinely froze up and weren’t just assuming the truck barreling at them blaring his horn was going to stop before reaching them.

[@PurpleSnakeScumBags]

The thing that got me here was the frickin driver man, his voice.

[@district2productions]

It should be in one of those Quandale dingle spotting videos the “ no! Get away!”

[@motherofpuppies544]

Omg i almost started crying when he was saying stop no.. you can hear in his voice just begging that a child doesn't run out!!!

[@i-love-comountains3850]

@@motherofpuppies544 Started to, nothing, that got me bigtime. That was the voice of a man wondering how he's gonna live with himself if he hurts a kid or anyone else.

[@juombe]

@deviloxy You find this funny?

[@precisionbrown6829]

@@juombe failed brakes are far from funny

[@whomiswhowespeaktobutwhoiswhom]

The fear in that man’s voice brought tears to my eyes. He would not have been able to live with himself. You can tell.

[@sunetvardsky8685]

You're both too dramatic. He could've pulled off the road.

[@michaelchipman1832]

@@sunetvardsky8685 I don't know man I think pulling off the road could have been potentially fatal for the driver...ground dips immediately and going downhill... tough call no matter how you look at it

[@sunetvardsky8685]

@@michaelchipman1832 there are no cliffs or hills. Driver is going like 35. No one in history has died from driving on a field at 35.

[@c.h1645]

@@sunetvardsky8685 power poles, trees on both sides, ditch on either side. no field in site. doesn't take much to roll a truck pulling off the hard shoulder onto grass/dirt. especially if the ground is soft. trucks are super heavy and will sink first chance they get.

[@patricialora5692]

Thank God no child was crossing!

[@alexpascal5403]

hats off to this trucker. dude freaked out at first but quickly got ahold of his emotions and did what’s got to be done like a fine honey❤bun.

[@Lillizor]

Wow!!! Got me to tears! Amazing driving. So happy he made it!!!

[@sage_upmostpear8628]

That truck driver deserves something for his great concern, that “stop, no” was said with the dread of crashing into the buss and hurting the children.

[@agdjdjdj9842]

How you know if he was scared for himself or kids and also how u get 1.7 k one this comment in 17 hrd

[@xXBL4ZEXx.]

@@agdjdjdj9842 dude he knew there were kids on the bus

[@kapzet9951]

@@agdjdjdj9842 himself? That truck wouldnt even scratch... Schoolbuses are made of paper

[@agdjdjdj9842]

Like I said how do you know if it was him or not and also busses have pretty tint windows and it's kinda hard to see 3th graders behind seats

[@youraverageweeb3823]

Bruh school buses are made for kids wdym?

[@lisaalexander9868]

Bless him for doing great & keeping everyone safe

[@Felyx702]

When you realize your truck has just become an unforgiving, devastating killing machine, and the world decided to put a school bus in your path. The fear and mental anguish in that immediate moment met with the desperation to have any form of control...this man was forced into a true fight or flight response, and when pleading did nothing, he pulled through. Bless this man for making it out of one of the most horrifying moments anyone with a heart can be forced into.

[@tobiasa9071]

Give the school bus driver some ears aswell so he can hear the truck horn and reverse or get out of the way. In Germany this is a law and practice that works

[@josh_knowles]

@@tobiasa9071there were kids stood up and getting off the bus, if they had just suddenly started reversing to try and get out of the way that may have caused more issues, if anything they should stay put and the cars on the other side of the road should’ve bailed off to the side of the road as there was space and they’re driving vehicles that should have no problem off roading, it’s hard to think quickly in this situation as you do know how other people will react to try and get out of the way so yeah props to that truck driver for driving so well while completely panicking

[@JeiNotReal]

bru dis youtube not a poem reading😭😭

[@joebruce4153]

​@@JeiNotRealbro u cant read a couple sentences😂 too much for ur brain to handle aye

[@JeiNotReal]

@@joebruce4153 I definitely can just scrollin through yt high

[@vincentkuns319]

Heart breaks a little for the trucker. Poor dude probably thought he was about to really hurt some kids. You can really hear it in his voice. Handled like a pro

[@missyperry1480]

Wondering if that truck driver made safely!

[@goreobsessed2308]

Nah he knew rhe kids would be fine he handled that he was worried about the dudes in the other lane

[@raw1465]

​@@goreobsessed2308 my guy i don't think them kids will be fine seeing a 40,000ib truck obliterate a family of 4 right next to them on their way back from school

[@levi9kirk]

​@@raw1465i think he was saying he wasnt going to hit the schoolbus at alll worse case scenario would be hit the truck also if hes fully loaded its more like 90-100k pounds most the time those dump trailers are overloaded

[@caitlincassandra]

I mean in that scenario, you may not be thinking straight, but wouldn't going off road and hitting something that didn't have people in it be better (if there hadn't been a gap) than hitting any of the vehicles? And jump out before collision and hope you make it?

[@awesomeYana]

The fear in his voice, what a good soul

[@criticsfromthehood180]

Thank goodness he was paying attention. Glad those kids are safe.

[@starsjosh2120]

This is the type of stuff that causes PTSD in everyday people. Prayers for the truck driver.

[@KBosch-xp2ut]

Maybe if he kept up on repairs he could avoid PTSD and killing others. Prayers won’t fix your brakes.

[@oofman1911]

​@@KBosch-xp2uthow is that his fault anything can happen

[@KBosch-xp2ut]

@@oofman1911 Probably is his fault. Breaks in good condition don’t just fail. Also, he could have ditched the truck right away rather than putting children in harm’s way.

[@starsjosh2120]

@@KBosch-xp2ut There is absolutely no way for you to know the status of his brakes beforehand. You are just making assumptions. Unfortunately prayers won't fix your arrogant ignorance either.

[@Storytime_vids_1]

​@@KBosch-xp2utliberal

[@jordaneubanks8267]

The awareness of the black car behind the school bus is next level. That’s what we call competency

[@Chazcott]

Ok! Idc if I had to crush someone’s mailbox, damage their grass, trees, fence, I would be off that road! And if it were My mailbox, grass, fence that had to get crushed? I’d applaud them for their instincts and send them on their way with a thankful prayer for their safety ! All that stuff is replaceable

[@DenverRacingSocial]

Cmon he could have jumped out and let the car be used as a buffer for the bus.

[@iamfeelingkindacheesy386]

@@DenverRacingSocialhello

[@iamfeelingkindacheesy386]

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[@arjn1]

​@@DenverRacingSocialwhat if he had someone with him? Not risking it, just move away.

[@courtneybless3565]

This made me cry. That poor man within the truck sounded horrified at the thought of hitting a bus with children. 😢

[@user-hy7su3jm8z]

Someone with proper concern in a high stake situation. Handled amazingly, instead of driving off the road and potentially rolling the truck on to someone he got it done.

[@ihavenothingbettertodotoday]

I feel bad for that poor man. You can hear the sheer terror in his voice. This is the kind of person you can care about.

[@beamed_by_RefLeX]

Those 2 cars could have gotten him killed all the truck had to do was turn off the road instead making him squeeze through

[@trajictempr8574]

Fr fr

[@Thelittlelamb.]

@@sandywentworth4249 maybe he didn’t know the brakes didn’t work

[@jac_b6569]

@@sandywentworth4249 it doesnt work like that lmfao

[@craigorme4418]

@@sandywentworth4249 mate, just say you've never owned a vehicle and stfu

[@chaoticshadow3414]

The sheer terror in his voice brought tears to my eyes. His compassionate soul and excellent driving skills saved so many lives just then

[@Przemo12344321]

Excellent driving skills would be after lowering gear… he should move like 5 km/h or even slower (I’m not sure about top speed at the lowest gear in trucks with ~16 gears but it should be really slow)

[@luiseduardovaldivia3510]

@@Przemo12344321 Do you know that after you miss a gear on a truck there is no possible to get back in gear? It's not like a small car .

[@alecglassidis00t]

No truck driver wants to kill somebody unfortunately sometimes there’s no other option guy did all he could and it saved the day.

[@davidcruz56]

@@luiseduardovaldivia3510 thats why you have know how to drive a truck with too much weight, especially the weight in those type of trailers, to go down in a slope you have to chose a gear where the engine brake holds you without using the air brakes too much, if you feel that you are using the air brakes too much, you hit the brake pedal until the rpm’s go about 1000 to 1100 change to a two lower gears, sometimes when you do that, if you don’t stop the truck enough to make that change of gear you can miss the gear an the truck will neutralize and because you are in a slope the truck will be accelerating, so, what you have to do when that happens is hit the whole brake pedal, try to stop the truck as much a you can and try to put a gear in the engine and use the engine brake Now of course, always take your distance from the vehicle in front of you, if you see the stop lights of the vehicle and it looks like is going to be a complete stop, take your distance and time to stop the truck

[@luiseduardovaldivia3510]

@@davidcruz56 With all due respect, I don't think that you are a truck driver, I might be wrong

[@lisajanelaurence6991]

Absolute hero! Just navigated and won “the trolley car problem” 😅with everyone surviving. Reflexes! Heroism! What a guy.😮

[@shyanneturner9701]

That poor truck driver. I hope he was ok and didn't get hurt but the fear in his voice and praying he doesn't hurt anyone else is palpable

[@ms.ticklepickle7352]

The sound of his voice. You can tell how scared he was. He did such a good job avoiding the other vehicles. Thank goodness no one was harmed. This could have been a lot worse.

[@royalexodus2666]

@Toaster Person well I mean it's not like he is not able, but he probably wouldn't have stoppped in time if he did try

[@santiagotoloza4717]

@@royalexodus2666 it says break failure

[@coreyhall8876]

@@royalexodus2666 bro what are u waffling about his breaks clearly failed 😭

[@vortex1062]

@@royalexodus2666 def would’ve either way his brakes were broken

[@isaacwest]

He did a bad job ensuring that old beater rustbucket dumptruck had functioning brakes though.

[@DaveLira-q1l]

This trucker is amazing, how he totally passed people with out any accidents and thank God there wasn't any children crossing in front of him was a blessing. Thank God everyone is safe and not hurt . I do infact feel for this trucker you can hear the fright in his voice and the bus driver is awesome for not letting any kids off the bus . Great work on both sides .

[@imaflamingobitch8537]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how perfectly he threaded that truck between that school bus and that pickup

[@corymc92]

That was plenty of room. He was lucky

[@bitemeThEre]

Absolutely correct

[@phantomprotwitch4083]

@@corymc92 trucks don't handle anything like cars, they take much longer to turn. With a space that thin, yes on a normal car it would've been fine. But on a semi? He had to time that turn perfectly to miss both the truck and the bus.

[@corymc92]

@@phantomprotwitch4083 I've been driving semi's since 2017, and I was a trainer for a year too.

[@danpaulin6859]

I hate how people freeze in emergencies

[@marshacooper6582]

You can hear the terror in the horn as well as his voice, wow bless you man.

[@l3gendarylycan916]

He did his best. Thank God.

[@rustyboyd5112]

You can hear the absolute pain and terror in his voice…I hope he’s doing well..

[@shaneleroy3529]

I think it’s because he thought he was about to hurt a lot of children. This man is a nice man.

[@Mae-rr5ye]

Almost made me cry, all those kids! What a horrible moment 😓

[@TiffanyBrown-hj4my]

Y'all slow dude is fine we wouldn't see this vid if he wasn't

[@donmk2364]

I am 😅

[@GeezCte]

@@TiffanyBrown-hj4my its a dash cam and the school bus has one so yeah, you have an incorrect statement

[@xeniamontero]

I feel bad for him. You could hear the fear in his voice and breathing. He sounded like a young guy too. That was probably traumatizing. Bless him ❤️

[@translations.]

:(

[@steamoreeno]

@Mr.Caster He didn't even want to hurt them. It wasn't his fault the brakes malfunctioned

[@V_A_P_O_R]

Ngl I would need therapy.

[@shulmpino5505]

@Mr.Caster ?

[@Laptican]

@Mr.Caster Maybe in some countries yes, but in like 90% of countries you wouldn't if it's not the drivers fault.

[@jennahowell2127]

The pure panic and relief you see from the adults is so palpable.

[@fireawaysweets8114]

This truck driver's heart must have stopped a million times.

[@ewsophia]

that truck driver is a legend. He knew there were kids on that bus and did everything in his power to protect them. What a great man!

[@elijahhayes9447]

My mother was a trucker and one of her coworkers brakes failed on a highway during a traffic jam and to avoid a bunch of deaths he made the difficult decision to drive off the side of the bridge and died on impact what a legend

[@InspirationIgnite310]

… or didn’t have the knowledge how to set his breaks properly. Being a dump truck… highly probable.

[@doblingamez1731]

The brakes failing could have been anything from poor maintenance to poorly made brakes.

[@josepena5906]

Except servicing his brakes

[@InspirationIgnite310]

@@doblingamez1731 brakes are pretty standard across the industry. I suspect they hadn’t been set in awhile.

[@lionsatmidnight]

“What was that?” “You don’t wanna know.” I now understand another aspect of my childhood. I got that answer A LOT.

[@grazing6155]

Firstly like lmao

[@samwidmer3385]

Same

[@haley_bey]

fr

[@mathboy_]

In the heat of the moment it's understandable. But really you should be honest and open - not dismissive with children

[@adrock889]

@@theunknownnoob8956 not really, in this context it’s just another way of saying “we literally almost died”

[@user-op4pd4xe3s]

That's a truck driver that has my complete trust ❤

[@tarantulasandmore2264]

Losing your breaks is the worst, could you even imagine the felling especially while a buss full of kids it right in front of you

[@jakkakasunset5485]

The universal sign of "I AM DOING THIS FOR YOUR SAFTEY NOT MINE" is blaring your horn at high speed. That was amazing driving by the driver, great handling through that, what is basically, chicane

[@PhoenixSpirit1009]

Lol I had to look up that word again- I didn’t know a “chicane” is a serpentine bend in a road- usually it means trickery so I thought it was autocorrect. But instead I learned a thing!

[@411Adidas]

@@PhoenixSpirit1009 its frequently used by F1 announcers lol.

[@Erogileas]

The military also use man made chicanes in order to slow vehicles down either to identify, fire at, or before a checkpoint etc

[@InsomniacStephens141]

Honestly if the truck driver showed this clip to a truck racing team they'd probably hire him for his skills.

[@kimgonzales135]

I used to drive a school bus. I’m so shocked the bus driver just sat there. Inexcusable on the bus drivers part. Where I lived, we went through extensive classroom and road training. We were taught about the signals truckers use to send out the warning something was really wrong. So, if you ever hear anything like this from a trucker, get out of the way immediately!! No matter what kind of vehicle you’re in. It can mean the difference between life and death.

[@mochamama8176]

This truck driver did an excellent job. He saved lives. I am proud of him!!

[@REfaepae]

Yes he did! That black truck was paralyzed but should have gone up to that next little drive there and get out of the way lol 😅

[@ControversyCupcake]

What happened?

[@ClementineFrances-pm3kf]

@@ControversyCupcakeI think the truck drivers brakes got stuck, so they were unable to stop.

[@ControversyCupcake]

Thank you

[@severec0bra625]

He could have gone in the grass instead of risking that.

[@ellaphx]

Oh, bless that truck driver. Hero behaviour in a high stress situation. Saved lives.

[@crystalcrockett5715]

You know how scared he was coming up on a school bus. Oh my heart im so glad it worked out. She told that bus driver to hurry up n go im glad she didnt

[@catalina1867]

The genuine fear in this man’s voice, I’m sure he was even more terrified that a child was going to run out across that road. So glad everyone is okay 💙

[@ICEDSummer]

And even worse, if he also hit the school bus what probably would've killed the kids at the back or even all of them

[@alnthevalley1]

That would have horrified me

[@neon697]

@@Ai_dayooooo I doubt much if anything, I don't think there was any contact. He handled it amazing

[@catalina1867]

To everyone asking what happened and if he’s okay, he was downshifting when he realized the brakes failed, flashing his lights and brights and obviously honking the horn. He was able to stop about a quarter mile down the road and police showed up to make a report. The trucking company is being investigated for how they conduct their inspections and maintenance. He is okay, thankfully everyone is okay 💙 Edit: it does not seem that he is being held responsible thankfully as it’s not his job to do the maintenance, rather praised for how he handled the situation by police.

[@communistpooch9430]

@@catalina1867 oh, I thought the busses brakes failed and the truck could not stop in time.

[@ryryb447]

I have NEVER seen a truck driver SO in control!!! You could hear the devastation in his voice. He saved kids by applying quick thinking! Well done.

[@user-lf4mb5jt1r]

Well done sir! So scary

[@plishplash]

Since when is not hurting someone by negligence the same as saving them?

[@helens.7699]

@@plishplashnot negligence. the brakes went out, this happens often. the driver is trained to respond in this scenario, you aren’t.

[@plishplash]

@@helens.7699 Why do you consider "brakes going out" a normal thing to happen?

[@angievandekraats7190]

@@plishplashbecause it’s actually a known phenomenon for trucks air breaks to go out. It’s not the same as a personal vehicle like an F150, this is a commercial vehicle and they don’t exactly operate the same. There are reasons why those brakes could fail that may not be related at all to driver error. Don’t assume he made some mistake just to be cynical, and maybe don’t comment if you got nothing interesting to add

[@boedilllard5952]

Top notch lightning reflexes by the public sector bus driver. She summoned all her training and didn't do a thing.

[@mcflybye88]

Wow, a seasoned driver right there!! The terror in his voice, wow! He will never forget this as will the others that watched this unfold. So many Angels looking out for their loved ones….woah!

[@boondocksdragon8959]

That trucker sounded more afraid than the school bus driver did.... and can we just take a minute to respect how tight that squeeze was?! I bet most drivers wouldn't have been able to slide that dump truck in there without clipping another vehicle.

[@John-Smith02]

Idk. I went from DC to New Jersey on a bus, the bus driver drove at like midnight.... through dense fog. Mad f-in respect for them.

[@animatedterror8305]

That wasn’t a normal dump truck, that was a dump trailer and a semi truck

[@precisionbrown6829]

The school bus wasn’t moving the truck couldn’t stop that quick. Thank goodness no one was getting out of the school bus

[@Cgtlfa]

I prob would be too. Her knowing the good size gap… him not knowing was the difference

[@HighMinds010]

Adrenaline does something to your body you thought you were not capable of

[@babyyodasizzurp3042]

The poor guy sounds absolutely terrified i can’t even imagine what was going through his head…

[@MasterKcoop]

Not the kids, not the kids, not the kids

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

[@kevinbaluja3872]

@@MasterKcoop bro you understand the breaks weren’t working

[@MasterKcoop]

@@kevinbaluja3872 so long as you understand what was at stake due to the brakes not working.

[@QuinnGIn1080p]

@@kevinbaluja3872 Lol, they didn't say anything to indicate that they didn't know the brakes failed. All they said was "not the kids."

[@Fanfic_Critic]

You can hear how terrified he is. My heart hurts..

[@Honeybeerose88]

Poor man. I just want to hug him, he sounds more terrified of hitting someone else than his own wellbeing.

[@dyodoleu]

Probably that and also, often times you'd end up in jail for something that maybe even wasn't your fault

[@jlee8611]

A sensible person would avoid hitting other cars and crash into a tree or a pole.

[@InHellITrust]

@@jlee8611 Can you provide and example? I'm a visual learner. Thank you!

[@fdm-lb4nf]

he could hit that car at 80 and his truck would look untouched and they would be scatter everywhere hes not worried about himself at all he knows hes fine

[@Pause0]

Any man with a functioning conscience should be horrified if they have the potential to wipe out a school bus full of children

[@Honeywoofles]

I feel so bad for him he sounded so scared imagine how scary it would be to have that happen

[@vaishalihambire2340]

Ikr 😨

[@ragunamist677]

Amazing what emphatic people can feel for others hey!

[@OppaiGod]

Just be in his shoes u will def kill someone and you will lose ur job prob

[@dyl3n.]

The brakes didn’t work in this accident that’s why

[@helibertoavellaneda5310]

Well yea some trucker had a similar fail and was given 100 years so yea if course dude was scared

[@ThomasLapins]

Not sure why --- but that truck driver is a high-wire driving miracle ❤