A Pack, Not A Herd

Passengers foil a bus hijacking in southwestern Minnesota:

As she forced the driver to continue driving, another passenger dialed 911 on his cell phone and reached an emergency dispatcher at the State Patrol office in Marshall. Authorities at first couldn't find the bus, Winkels said: "Whoever called in was unsure of where he was exactly at."

State troopers and authorities from the Rock County Sheriff's Office located the bus and spread stop sticks in its path along Interstate Hwy. 90 about a mile east of the Minnesota-South Dakota border, puncturing the front tires and bringing the bus to a halt, said Winkels.

Two passengers took the knife from the hijacker and held her until troopers and deputies boarded the bus, according to Winkels.

The driver and two passengers were taken to a Sioux Falls hospital for lacerations. The hijacker was identified by authorities as a woman from Pennsylvania. Charges are pending, according to the Rock County Sheriff's Office. She is being held at the Nobles County jail in Worthington, Minn., according to the Sheriff's Office.

A salute to the two passengers to grabbed the woman. I have no idea who you are, but the first drink's on me if we ever meet.

Posted by Mitch at February 18, 2005 08:03 AM | TrackBack