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Man steers bus to safety after driver falls ill on M74

Megan Bonar
BBC Scotland News
Alex Brewer Alex BrewerAlex Brewer
The bus driver was off-duty when he had to step in

A man helped save a speeding bus full of engers from disaster after the driver fell ill at the wheel.

The coach was doing about 70mph on the M74, taking 50 people to a concert by Pink in Sunderland, when it started swerving towards an embankment.

Alex Brewer, from South Lanarkshire, who is also a bus driver, sprung into action and brought it safely to a halt.

An air ambulance attended the scene near Moffat last Saturday, and the driver is said to be recovering.

The Caledonian Travel coach was heading south when the engers noticed something was wrong.

Mr Brewer, 40, from Larkhall, told the BBC: "I was on my mobile phone when I heard the enger next to me saying very loudly 'where is he going":[]}