When in doubt, check the foreign press...
Much better coverage.
Witness aboard the bus said Sy started screaming while driving, showing a can of gasoline and a lighter.
One of the students aboard called the police who arrived quickly and stopped the bus near the junction with Peschiera Borromeo, Milan.
Officers broke the rear windows, letting the young students get off the bus while Sy set it alight.
From the UK Daily Mail article:
Witness aboard the bus said Sy started screaming while driving, showing a can of gasoline and a lighter.
One of the students aboard called the police who arrived quickly and stopped the bus near the junction with Peschiera Borromeo, Milan.
Officers broke the rear windows, letting the young students get off the bus while Sy set it alight.
Spectacular vetting by the Italians. Convicted of drunk driving and molestation of a minor and he gets a job as school bus driver?!