Beloved Davie County HS Bus Driver Colleen Gaither Dies While Transporting NC Students ‘Pulled Over Safely Before Slumping Over Wheel’

DAVIE COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Longtime Davie County Schools, North Carolina, bus driver, Colleen Gaither, died while she was transporting high school students home from classes Thursday afternoon after suffering an undisclosed medical event.

Gaither, 77, of Mocksville, NC, suffered a medical emergency moments before her death, but safely pulled the massive vehicle over before dying in front of frightened students.

Steve King WXII via Twitter:

“@WXIISteveKing Students at Davie County High School are remembering Colleen Gaither, a bus driver who died after suffering from a medical condition on Farmington Road yesterday while transporting high schoolers. All of the kids are okay.”

Gaither was transporting Davie County High School students when the incident happened at 3:35 p.m. on Farmington Road.

District officials said the bus was able to stop safely and no students were harmed.

Gaither had been a dedicated employee of Davie County Schools since 1977, officials said.

Grief counselors Friday are available for students at school, reports WXII12.

Geo quick facts: Mocksville is a town in Davie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,051 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Davie County. Davie County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,240. Its county seat is Mocksville. North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. North Carolina is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the 50 United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west – Wikipedia.