Ateneo accident

A grade 4 pupil was killed when he was pinned between two cars at the Ateneo campus Wednesday afternoon. His name was Amiel.

From what I have gathered, the accident occured after dismissal and students were being picked up by parents, drivers and yayas. Amiel was on his way to his car with his yaya and siblings when suddenly, a van lurched foward, knocking the boy down. The 65-year old yaya, Tata Suarez, managed to push the other children out of the way but was unable to reach Amiel in time. She also sustained serious injuries. The driver of the van was a mother, Ma. Theresa Torres who was moving the vehicle after she had instructed her driver to look for her own child. Amiel's driver and 13 year old brother pulled the boy from under the vehicle. In an interview, the boy's driver said he shouted for help but nobody came to their aid, not even the Ateneo security guards. Another parent (some reports identify her as Mrs. Torres herself) helped bring Amiel to the nearest hospital where he was declared dead on arrival with head wounds. His last words were "kuya".

My heart goes out to the family of Amiel and Mrs. Torres. I know it will be easy to demonize Mrs. Torres but this is an accident nobody wanted to happen.