New York City bus passengers take control after driver passes out

On Monday evening, an MTA express-bus driver lost consciousness. The vehicle swerved out of control, smashing into several vehicles, a parking meter and a school fence along Madison Avenue.

The "wild four-block ride" only come to a halt after two brave passengers took control of the wheel.

"My heart was in my throat the whole time," Leslie Bautista, 24, who was sitting in the third row, told the NY Daily News.

Passengers, Arkady Krutkovich, 43, and Guy Praisler, 35, took control of the bus and brought the terrifying ride to its end.

"I just grabbed the wheel," Praisler said. "I tried to lean him back and steer a little bit. I pushed his leg to the side and was able to bring us to a stop."

"I wasn’t trying to be hero. I just wanted to stop the bus," Praisler told the NY Post.

The driver, 61-year-old Kevin Predergast, was taken to a Manhattan hospital. He reported feeling dizzy before blacking out.

"After we stopped, he regained his conscious and started asking what happened," Praisler said. "I just feel bad for the driver. He’s a really nice guy."

According to an MTA spokeswoman, at least six people suffered minor injuries.