Luis Jimenez was driving his bus when he noticed a little girl alone on the sidewalk who then ran into the street.
Friday, October 11, 2024 8:27PMA veteran New York MTA bus driver is being called a hero, after his quick-thinking actions on the job in Manhattan.
It was a Tuesday in September, and Jimenez was considering calling out sick, but he didn't. The 60-year-old was just wrapping up his morning shift on the crosstown M116 when he spotted the 5-year-old girl seemingly by herself on the sidewalk near 106th street and Broadway. Jimenez says he kept an eye on the girl for about a block or so before telling a passenger to call 911. He then pulls over and calls his dispatcher, and with the help of other riders, gets the young girl on the bus.The girl's school, which was 10 blocks away, had reported her missing when she wasn't in class.
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