‘Heroic’ bus driver in New Orleans gets students out moments before explosion

Kia Rousseve, 28, who saved nine children, says she’s ‘just happy that God was with me’ – especially because she is a mother herself

Kia Rousseve had been led to believe the school bus she drove for work in New Orleans was supposed to be relatively pristine, but she never let that lull her into a false sense of security.

By a margin of moments, that attitude helped save nine students – and her – from being inside the bus when it unexpectedly exploded and became engulfed in flames.