A 25-YEAR-old truck driver collapsed and died after saving 10 kids from a school bus after rear-ending it.
Johnathon Grayer, of Jacksonville, Florida, shockingly collided into a school bus on Wednesday afternoon in Bacon County, Georgia.
At an approximate speed of 50mph, Grayer crashed a Ryder box truck – which he reportedly rented – into the school bus as children were exiting the vehicle, The State reported.
Grayer rear-ended the school bus on Georgia highway 4 sometime after 3.30pm.
After the impact, Grayer quickly got out of his wrecked truck to assist the kids.
School bus surveillance footage captured Grayer picking seats off of the kids were were pinned underneath.
Grayer collapsed shortly after at the scene and was transported to a local hospital where he later died.
Georgia State Patrol’s Cpl. Shane Copeland told CNN: “He must’ve been running on adrenaline, and his body gave out.
“He was pretty much done by that point.”
Most of the children’s injuries were considered non life-threatening, but three children were airlifted to a hospital.
Two helicopters reportedly arrived on scene to transport the childrens.
All of the kids suffered injuries – including broken bones and bleeding, according to the The State.
The bus driver, Jerry Sweat, was taken to Bacon County Hospital as he too sustained injuries.
Bacon County Fire/EMS worker, Tyler Beach told WSAV: “We’ve had other accidents and tragedies and things like that in the past.
“But this one… had you shaken the most out of all of them.”
Footage from the crash scene showed the back of the bus crumpled from the hard impact.
The front of the Ryder truck was also severely damaged as the windshield was shattered and pieces of the truck were left scattered in the street.
George Governor Bryan P. Kemp wrote to Twitter in the aftermath of the crash: “Terrible news out of Alma.
“@GAFirstLady, the girls, and I are praying for the family and loved ones of the truck driver who lost their life and the students who are injured.”
