‘Ticket to the farm, please!’: Bus driver rescues sheep on first day of work

Martine Patey, a bus driver in England, was on her way to Eastbourne when she found a sheep wandering on the road.

UK bus driver saves sheep on first day of duty

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Martine Patey was on her first day of duty when she encountered a sheep wandering on the road and halting traffic. The bus driver in England was on her way to Eastbourne for her first-ever Rail Replacement bus duty when she decided to halt her trip and rescue the sheep that was in danger of getting hit by the car.

The newly-inducted driver pulled over, caught hold of the lost sheep, and held it in her bus with the help of two other people.

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While recalling the incident of wrangling the sheep with Brighton & Hove Buses, Patey said, “The sheep was running all over the road”. “It was difficult to catch, but then it slipped just in front of me and I was able to get hold of it and to use my handbag strap like a lasso. Two other motorists had stopped to help and together we were able to hold onto it until the police arrived.”

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When the police reached, they instructed Patey to take the sheep back to the safety of its farm. She drove the sheep to a short distance before the animal’s owner came and took it back. Interestingly, despite this turn of events, Patey managed to reach her destination with a delay of merely a minute.