Three Queensland men who ran into danger when a Moorooka bus was firebombed are among the 44 recipients of this year’s Australian Bravery Decorations.
Almost eight years ago, a routine morning bus trip in Moorooka suddenly turned into a horrifying emergency in which three Queensland men ran into danger to save 11 passengers.
The three strangers worked to free trapped passengers and douse flames after bus driver Manmeet Sharma was attacked with a petrol bomb in Brisbane’s south shortly after 9am on October 28, 2016. Buxton grabbed the fire extinguisher from his tow truck to do the same, while Nyok kicked open the rear doors to help 11 passengers flee.AdvertisementAs McCorry and Buxton fought the flames, they didn’t realise Sharma had already died.It took the military veteran years to confront the psychological effects of the day’s events.“Being a bloke, I didn’t sort of deal with that.
The then-taxi driver kicked open the rear doors to help 11 people escape the thick black smoke filling the bus.Sharma and Nyok had worked together as taxi drivers, becoming close while sitting at the ranks.
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