Schoolgirl in Australia avoids crash by steering runaway bus away from fuel pumps

NSW girl Isabelle Miller grabbed steering wheel of Casino high school bus as it crossed road and headed towards cars refuelling at mini mart

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A 14-year-old has been hailed a hero after her quick thinking stopped a runaway school bus from crashing into a petrol station in northern New South Wales.

The Casino high school bus was parked outside the school last Wednesday when it started rolling forwards with no driver at the wheel.

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