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October 21, 2026 / 8:12 PM EDT / CBS News

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A quick-thinking man who came to the rescue of the students and driver aboard a runaway school bus in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Monday afternoon credited the television series "Grey's Anatomy" for inspiring his actions.

Ebro Ahmed, 27, told CBS News that he leaped into action after noticing the Battle Creek Middle School bus rolling down the street at about 10 mph with its doors wide open and its lights flashing.

Ahmed said it caught his attention because the lights of a school bus…