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Teacher Saves Students’ Lives in Tragic Bus Accident
Oct 14 2009 by Kristin Varela
Heather Christensen is a hero. Last weekend, the 33-year-old tried to steer a bus loaded with band students after the bus driver blacked out behind the wheel, according to the Associated Press. Christensen was killed in the crash, but her quick thinking saved the lives of the 46 students riding on the bus.
Christensen was a woodwinds instructor for the band at American Fork High School in American Fork, Utah. The band had just won a competition hosted by Idaho State University before the crash. While traveling along Interstate 15 in Idaho, the bus driver passed out. Christensen grabbed the steering wheel and tried to steer the bus back onto the road. She died when was partially ejected from the bus, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
More than 1,000 parents, students and teachers attended a memorial for Christensen on Sunday. The Salt Lake Tribune created this video (below) of the memorial, which was held at American Fork High School.
The silver lining in this horrible accident is that Christensen’s heroic act prevented more lives from being lost. All of the students on the bus lived, and for that Heather Christensen is a hero. Our hearts go out to the Christensen family and all of the students whose lives she touched.
