Minnesota man stops school bus after driver has medical emergency
Ebro Ahmed prevented a potential accident involving 19 children by boarding a moving bus and pulling the parking brake.
A 27-year-old man, Ebro Ahmed, stopped a moving school bus in the Dayton’s Bluff neighbourhood of St. Paul on October 19, 2026, according to the Times of India.
Ahmed was outside his family business, Ya Bricks Snacks and Tobacco, when he saw a bus rolling with its door open. He ran after the vehicle and climbed aboard to find the driver experiencing a medical emergency.
The bus contained 19 students from Battle Creek Middle School. Ahmed, who had never driven a school bus, managed to stop the vehicle by putting it into neutral and pulling the parking brake. No students were injured.
The driver was taken to hospital by paramedics and has since been discharged to recover at home. St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Stacie Stanley said Ahmed's actions protected the futures of the students.
On November 9, St. Paul officially declared the day Ebro Ahmed Day. During a ceremony at Fire Station 7, Mayor Kaohly Her presented Ahmed with a city proclamation.
Ahmed also received the St. Paul Fire Department’s Heroism Award and a certificate of congressional recognition from the office of US Representative Betty McCollum. He is expected to meet the students at their school.