St. Paul honors hero who stopped runaway school bus, saving 19 students

St. Paul honors hero who stopped runaway school bus, saving 19 students By KSTP The Good Samaritan who jumped onto a moving school bus after the driver suffered a medical emergency is being hailed a hero once again — this time, by St. Paul city leaders and first responders. Ebro Ahmed, 27, helped protect 19 students when he stopped a bus that was rolling down the street with its doors open as the driver had a medical emergency. PREVIOUS: St. Paul man jumps onto moving school bus after driver’s medical emergency, saving 18 kids Ahmed was in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood when the incident happened on Oct. 19. “They may be our next mayor, one of them. They may have my job, and you saved the destiny of 19 young people. We are so proud of you,” a city leader said Monday afternoon at an event honoring Ahmed. Ahmed said it was part luck, his faith and watching Grey’s Anatomy that prepared him in that moment. It’s not the first honor that Ahmed has received as Sheletta Brundidge, owner of ShelettaMakesMeLaugh.com, gifted him $1,000 for his quick actions last month. RELATED: Good Samaritan receives $1K gift after hopping on moving school bus to save 18 children St. Paul Public Schools said a medical emergency occurred on a bus route from Battle Creek Middle School. The school district later confirmed that the driver was released from the hospital.