27-year-old man credited for saving kids, driver in runaway school bus
A 27-year-old man in Minnesota is being hailed as a hero after boarding a moving school bus to stop it when the driver suffered a medical emergency. No injuries were reported among the children on board.
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A Minnesota man is opening up after he saved nearly 20 children when their school bus driver suffered a medical emergency.
"I really felt like it was my duty," Ebro Ahmed, 27, told ABC News. "Also, too, it’s kids we’re talking about, you know. Even if I were to die, it would still be worth it."
Surveillance video, released by convenience store Ya Bricks Snacks and Tobacco, captured the scene on Monday. Ahmed, who was standing outside the store, said he noticed a school bus driving by with the door wide open.
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