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TRUCKERS HERO * USA
* New York - Maine trucker heroics rescues busload of riders
Portland,NY,USA -Go by Truck News -September 9, 2014: -- A regular run turned into a morning of heroics for owner-operator Jon Wilbur last June. Wilbur, who hails from Phillips, Maine, was trucking on the New York State Thruway near Portland, N.Y., when he spotted black smoke pouring off a bus on the shoulder... Wilbur immediately slowed his rig and pulled off the road ahead of the bus, which had blown a tire before catching fire... As it turned out, the 18 passengers, who included young adults, high school students and children, were in need of help. None had been injured, but as Wilbur approached, they were exiting the bus in a disorganized manner. Wilbur quickly ushered them out of the way of the smoke and flames... Once the passengers were safe, Wilbur emptied his fire extinguisher on the flames as the two bus drivers watched, unsure of how to help... Although Wilbur was unable to save the bus, he is credited with keeping the passengers safe and slowing the spread of the fire. For his bravery, the Truckload Carriers Association awarded him the Highway Angel designation and presented him with a certificate, a patch and a lapel pin...
* Illinois - Two rescue trucker from burning semi near Potomac
Rural Potomac,ILL,USA -The News Gazzette, by Noelle McGee -9 Sept 2014: -- Two men pulled a 44-year-old Lafayette, Ind., man to safety after the semitrailer truck he was driving crashed and caught on fire Monday morning... The accident occurred at 9:13 a.m. on Illinois 49 at County Road 3200 N near Potomac, according to an Illinois State Police report... The Indiana man, who hasn't been identified, was heading north on Illinois 49 in a white, 2014 Freightliner truck when he crossed into the southbound lane, drove off the road and struck a concrete culvert in the southbound ditch... The impact of the crash caused the driver's compartment to fold under the engine compartment and diesel fuel from the engine to drip into the driver's compartment. Then the cab caught on fire... A male motorist and an off-duty conservation officer were able to pull the driver, who was wearing a seat belt, out through the windshield... The driver was taken to an area hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.. The two rescuers weren't injured...
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