BRISBANE — A 10-year-old Australian girl is being hailed as a heroine for taking the wheel of a car and steering it to safety after her mother blacked out while driving, upi.com reported. Imogen Barkus' 40-year-old mother was driving in Brisbane with the girl's three-year-old sister in the back seat, the Brisbane Courier-Mail reported Friday. Barkus was able to steer the car around other vehicles, power poles and a brick wall for two blocks until her mother's foot finally fell from the gas pedal. “It was too easy to steer and I almost crashed, but I didn't. The police called me a hero and now every teacher at school knows,” she said. Her courage has been praised by doctors, police and other citizens. — SG
