A Rhode Island school bus driver took a group of prep school students to the wrong state an hour away after a GPS mishap that sent parents into panic mode, reports said.
The newly-hired driver for First Student bus company typed in the correct street address but wrong city — and ended up in rural Connecticut instead of La Salle Academy in Providence, WJAR reported.
Confused kids on the hour-long ride Monday morning noticed they’d passed a “Welcome to Connecticut” sign and texted pictures to their parents.
“Open the door! I’m calling police!” one worried dad yelled at the driver, after tracking down the runaway bus, according to a video clip obtained by WRAL.
The female bus driver didn’t allow students off the bus, but called local police. Responding officers found that the driver mistakenly typed in an address in Sterling, Connecticut — about 30 miles outside of Providence, WJAR reported.
A cop finally escorted the directionally challenged driver to the school, where the busload of kids arrived safely but late to class, police and school officials told the station.