'He averted a catastrophe': Parent praises bus driver after 18-wheeler fell from overpass above
![Matthew Baird's stepson was on the bus when the transport truck crashed through a guardrail and landed on Highway 102 near Bedford, N.S. CBC News has blurred the the face of the student next to the bus driver to protect their privacy. View from the back of a school bus. A driver sits next to a student. Outside the window is debris from a crash.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7208543.1715993152!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/tractor-trailer-crash-highway-102-bedford-nova-scotia.jpg)
A Nova Scotia bus driver is being lauded for his quick action after a tractor-trailer crashed through the guardrail of an overpass on Highway 101 and landed in front of the bus below.