12-Year-Old Boy Escapes Australian Bushfire By Driving Away in Brother's Truck
At a Glance The bushfire was fast approaching the family farm.The boy's father began teaching him to drive at age 7.The fire has burned over 50 square miles. As a bushfire roared across the wheat stubble and dried grass toward his family's farm, Lucas Sturrock knew he had to act. Lucas — who is only 12 years old — grabbed his dog, jumped into his older brother's pickup truck and , according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Lucas' father Ivan...