Latha lost her life saving kids

TRIPUNITHURA: Witnesses said Latha Unni, the

ayah

on board the

school

van helped rescue the lives of several

kids

but was unable to save herself.


After saving the lives of five children, she got stuck in the window and became unconscious. The 35-year-old help was brought dead to the hospital.

Her body was later taken to her residence on

Vikram Sarabhai

Road, Maradu. She has twin kids -- Aishwarya Unni and Lakshmi Unni -- both studying in Class VIII.

Latha’s husband Unni KL is daily wage labourer. She had been employed with the playschool, ‘Kidz World’ next to her home for the past five years.

Much before the police and fire personnel arrived at the spot, the timely intervention of residents helped save the life of six children.

Benny P, who was in his workshop just a few yards away from the accident spot rushed when he heard screams.

“I jumped to save the children with few others and soon realised that the kids were stuck in the backseat. We had to break the glass window to rescue five children,” said Benny.

The bus driver, Anilkumar managed to come of the bus but the ayah, Latha Unni was stuck in the window.


“The driver was crying and requesting us to rescue the three children and ayah. We got the children out and then the ayah out. She was almost motionless. Soon after, the driver also collapsed,” said Aneesh A V, another local who jumped into the pond to save the children.


“It was not easy to save the children as the pond was full of silt and water hyacinths. All the three children who were shifted to the hospital were unconscious by the time we rescued them,” added Benny.

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