Eleanor Bryant has been hailed as a hero after police said her actions may have saved the lives of children during a truck crash at a preschool north-west of Melbourne.
Tributes were left outside the school following the tragedy on Monday which claimed the life of a staff member.Teacher's aide Eleanor Bryant may have prevented the deaths of preschool students during a crash on Monday afternoon.
A truck crashed into the playground of Macedon Ranges Montessori Pre-School in Riddells Creek on Monday, killing Eleanor Bryant, a teacher's aide at the school.In a statement Ms Bryant's family said they were "devastated" by her loss. "I'm led to believe she acted heroically and moved a number of children out of the way of the vehicle," he told ABC Melbourne radio.
The company that owned the truck, McKenzie Water, said the driver had suffered a "medical episode" and was recovering in hospital. "I feel sorry for the poor woman that lost her life, her kids waking up in the morning today having no mother," he said.Clinton Zammit says the staff member who died in the crash was a hero.On TODAY, presenter Alex Cullen paid his respects to his friend Eleanor Bryant, who also came from his hometown of Coonamble in NSW.
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