Hero bus passenger saves coach full of Pink fans from horror crash after driver passes out

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A hero bus passenger saved a coach full of Pink fans from a horror crash after the driver passed out at the wheel.Dad-of-two Alex Brewster, 40, was with 51 other passengers travelling from South Lanarkshire to the singer's concert at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, on Saturday June 10.The bus was on the M74 near Moffat when the Caledonian Travel staff member lost consciousness during roasting 29°C temperatures.

The vehicle was driving at a speed of around 70mph.Passengers screamed in terror as the coach began to swerve across the lanes of the motorway while the driver was slumped in his seat.Alex, from Larkhall, sprang into action and grabbed the wheel of the out-of-control vehicle to steer it away from road barriers, before pulling on the handbrake to slow it down.He told the Record: "I noticed the bus swerving and jumped up from my seat.

I was sitting directly behind the bus driver. Luckily, I'm a qualified bus driver."It's just sheer luck that I was there. I dread to think what could have happened that day."Alex's wife Siobhan, 45, who was also on the coach, said her husband's quick-thinking may have saved lives.She added: "I’m glad Alex was there and it was just one person left needing medical help and not a coach full of people."Three nurses from Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock were also on board the bus and rushed to treat the stricken driver.One of the nurses, Emma Bavidge, believes she is lucky to be alive.The 25-year-old from East Kilbride said: "It was absolutely terrifying.

The bus was swerving and everyone was screaming and shouting in the panic."It felt like something very serious was about to happen and Alex definitely saved lives with his actions.