but the reality of the situation struck him when he heard one of the students weeping and saying , “ i do n’t want to see someone die .
“ she turned back at the traffic below .
they had to wait a little longer than usual while barton saved a woman ’s life and taught them an unexpected lesson in human compassion .
it did n't seem real because what was going on around , traffic and pedestrians were inches from her , ” said barton .
barton called the niagara frontier transportation authority ’s metro bus dispatcher and reported what was happening .
” cautiously , barton stepped from the bus .
he made his move when he was within a few steps of the woman .
buffalo , ny ( wivb ) - in the three years that darnell barton has been driving a metro bus , he 's met all kinds of people , but he will never forget a young lady who he came upon one recent friday afternoon .
bus driver darnell barton had just picked up 20 mckinley high school students eager to get home on a recent friday afternoon .