Bus driver who suffered heart attack while driving students has died

TORONTO – The Washington state bus driver who had a heart attack on Monday, while driving a bus full of elementary students, has now died in hospital, American media outlets reported Thursday. 

Fife School District Deputy Superintendent Jeff Short says 43-year-old Ryan Callis of Tacoma died Wednesday evening.

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Surveillance video on Monday showed a 13-year-old male passenger rushing down the aisle and grabbing the wheel. He had noticed the driver was shaking and his arms flailing just as the bus started to pull into Surprise Lake Middle School in Milton, about 30 miles (48 kilometres) south of Seattle.

A few of the students started chest compressions since they were trained in CPR.

Short said Tuesday he had no update on the condition of the 43-year-old driver, who was hospitalized in “grave condition.”