THE parents of a child killed when a Land Rover smashed into a school tea party have spoken for the first time.
Selena Lau and Nuria Sajjad, both 8, died following the horror at The Study Prep School in Wimbledon, South West London.
The parents of a child killed when a Land Rover smashed into a school tea party have spoken for the first timTalkTv
PASelena Lau, 8, died following the July 6 horror at The Study Prep School in Wimbledon, South West London[/caption]
LNPA Land Rover ploughed through a fence and smashed into kids having a tea party[/caption]
Speaking to TalkTV, Selena’s parents say they are “suffering everyday” follow the July 6 tragedy.
Mum Jessie told Vanessa Feltz: “It comes flashing back every day, every night, and I wish that was me lying there not her, I wish I could swap with her, I’d give anything I have to have her back.”
Her dad Franky added: “Was there anything we could have done to make that not happen.
“If it rained, they wouldn’t be having the picnic outside. All these different scenarios, every day.”
Emergency services raced to the prep school after the Land Rover ploughed through a fence before smashing into the tea party and colliding with a school building.
A major incident was declared as more than 30 police vehicles sent to the scene, and 15 ambulances.
More than fifteen others were injured, including a seven-month-old baby girl, in the crash.
Recounting the phone call from Selena’s school receptionist, Jessie said: “She was like, ‘Just come, something really serious has happened at school.
“I thought it may be a broken arm, I didn’t expect anything else. I was thinking why don’t you take her to the hospital, it takes me an hour to get there.
“It doesn’t make sense to wait for me to go to the hospital. And then I start crying.”
Nuria had just read out her “hopes and dreams” for the summer holidays, which included a trip to the Isle of Wight, and posed for a photo with her mum Smera Chohan.
Moments later the black and gold vehicle stormed into the playground and smashed into the party.
Smera was left with broken ribs, a broken shoulder and pelvis and needed to undergo three operations.
Nuria’s injuries were fatal and she passed away in hospital three days later.
Her family described her as the “light of our lives”, saying she “embodied joy, kindness and generosity”.
Shortly after Selena’s death, her family paid moving tribute to her as an “intelligent and cheeky girl” who was “loved by everyone”.
Police arrested a 46-year-old woman driver of the Land Rover who has since been released under investigation.
LNPThe Land Rover smashed through a fence before ploughing into a tea party and killing two kids[/caption]
LNPPolice arrested a 46-year-old woman driver of the Land Rover who has since been released under investigation[/caption]
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Ray CollinsA major incident was declared in the wake of the crash which saw more than 30 police vehicles sent to the scene, and 15 ambulances[/caption]
PAHeartbreaking tributes were left at the scene following Selena and Nuria’s deaths[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
