St. Paul ‘school bus hero’ reunites with students he saved

A St. Paul man known as the “school bus hero” reunited with the students he helped save during a school bus emergency in October.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS anchor Kevin Doran was at Battle Creek Middle School on Wednesday when Ebro Ahmed met the students for the first time since he sprang into action when a bus driver had a medical emergency on Oct. 19.

St. Paul Public Schools held a “Bus Hero Celebration” to honor Ahmed with a community hero award and met the middle schoolers who were on that bus.

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It has been a busy few weeks for the 22-year-old since 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS first shared his story. Since then, St. Paul city leaders and first responders recognized his actions, a civic group gave him $1,000 ...