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A Greyhound Canada driver is being praised after fighting off a passenger who grabbed the steering wheel of a moving bus as it hurtled along a dark Manitoba highway.
Rev. Stephen Jarmus said he was dozing on the packed bus travelling from Winnipeg to Kenora, Ont., Friday night.
At about 10:15 p.m., the priest awoke to feel the bus swerving alarmingly from side to side on the Trans-Canada Highway near Falcon Lake, about 100 kilometres east of Winnipeg.
An unruly passenger — a young man — was trying to force the bus to stop so he could get off, he told CBC News.
"A fellow came to the driver and grabbed hold of the steering wheel," Jarmus said.
Jarmus said the driver was able to calmly kick the man away and keep control of the moving bus. Two passengers then stepped in to grab him and hold the man.
RCMP were called to the roadside where a 24-year-old Alberta man was taken into custody. No charges have been laid. Police said he was taken to a hospital to be checked out.
"It was resolved without incident, there were no injuries, no damages," Const. Miles Hiebert said.
In 47 years of regular trips on Greyhound buses, Jarmus said he has never encountered a similar situation. He said he can't help but think how much worse the outcome might have been.
"Just imagine — a split second to lose control of the wheel," Jarmus said.
Jarmus went to the Winnipeg office of Greyhound on Monday to tell the company about the calm and collected driver.
"I felt it was my duty to express gratitude to the fellow," the priest said. "He managed to perform his function and may he have a Merry Christmas."
Rev. Stephen Jarmus said he was dozing on the packed bus travelling from Winnipeg to Kenora, Ont., Friday night.
At about 10:15 p.m., the priest awoke to feel the bus swerving alarmingly from side to side on the Trans-Canada Highway near Falcon Lake, about 100 kilometres east of Winnipeg.
An unruly passenger — a young man — was trying to force the bus to stop so he could get off, he told CBC News.
"A fellow came to the driver and grabbed hold of the steering wheel," Jarmus said.
Jarmus said the driver was able to calmly kick the man away and keep control of the moving bus. Two passengers then stepped in to grab him and hold the man.
RCMP were called to the roadside where a 24-year-old Alberta man was taken into custody. No charges have been laid. Police said he was taken to a hospital to be checked out.
"It was resolved without incident, there were no injuries, no damages," Const. Miles Hiebert said.
In 47 years of regular trips on Greyhound buses, Jarmus said he has never encountered a similar situation. He said he can't help but think how much worse the outcome might have been.
"Just imagine — a split second to lose control of the wheel," Jarmus said.
Jarmus went to the Winnipeg office of Greyhound on Monday to tell the company about the calm and collected driver.
"I felt it was my duty to express gratitude to the fellow," the priest said. "He managed to perform his function and may he have a Merry Christmas."