Quick-Thinking Muslim Hero Saves Kids on a School Bus – ilmfeed

A 27-year-old man has been hailed as a hero after jumping onto a moving school bus carrying 18 children and bringing it safely to a stop when the driver suffered a medical emergency.

Ebro Ahmed was standing outside a convenience store in St. Paul, Minnesota, when he noticed a school bus moving along the road with its doors wide open.

Looking inside, he saw the driver appearing to suffer a medical emergency.

Realising the danger, Ahmed sprinted towards the moving bus, jumped through its open doors and desperately tried to bring it to a stop.

Despite having never driven a school bus before, he managed to take control of the vehicle. He initially shifted into reverse by mistake before putting the bus into neutral and applying the parking brake.

The bus came to a safe stop, with all 18 children escaping injury.

Speaking to ABC News, Ahmed said: “I really felt like it was my duty.”

“Also, too, it’s kids we’re talking about, you know. Even if I were to die, it would still be worth it.” He added.

Saint Paul Public Schools confirmed that emergency services attended the scene. The children were transferred to another bus to continue their journey home, while the driver was taken to hospital and later discharged.

Surveillance footage captured Ahmed’s remarkable intervention, which potentially saved the lives of the children and their driver.

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