'It's coming back,' sobs distraught mother of 8-year-old girl killed when Land Rover crashed at Wimbledon tea party – The Sun
THE parents of a child killed when a Land Rover crashed into a school tea party have spoken for the first time.
Selena Lau and Nuria Sajjad, both 8, died afterwards the horror at The Study Prep School in Wimbledon, South West London.
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Speak with TalkTVSelena's parents say they are “suffering every day” since the July 6 tragedy.
Mama Jessie told me Vanessa Feltz: “It comes back every day, every night, and I wish I was lying there and not her. I wish I could trade places with her, I would give everything I have to get her back.”
Her father Franky added: “Was there anything we could have done to stop that from happening?
“If it was raining, they wouldn't do that picnic outside. All those different scenarios, every day.”
Emergency services rushed to the preparatory school 4×4 plowed through a fencecrashed into the tea party and collided with a school building.
A major incident was reported as more than 30 police vehicles and 15 ambulances were sent to the scene.
More than fifteen others were injuredincluding a seven-month-old girl, in the crash.
Recounting the phone call from a receptionist, Jessie said: 'She said, 'Come on, something really bad has happened at school.
“I thought maybe it was a broken arm, I didn't expect anything else. I thought why don't you take her to the hospital, it takes an hour to get there.”
“There's no point in waiting until I go to the hospital. And then I start crying.”
Nuria had just read out her 'hopes and dreams' for the summer holidays, including a trip to the Isle of Wight, and posed for a photo with her mother Smera Chohan.
Moments later, the black and gold vehicle crashed into the playground and crashed into the party.
Smera was left with broken ribs, a broken shoulder and pelvis and had to undergo three operations.
Nuria's injuries were fatal and she died in hospital three days later.
Her family described her as the “light of our lives” and said she “embodied joy, kindness and generosity.”
Shortly after Selena's death, her family paid a moving tribute to her as an “intelligent and sassy girl” who was “loved by everyone”.
Franky said his parents have since moved in and Selena's 12-year-old sister is struggling to come to terms with the loss.
In an update on Thursday, a Met Police spokesperson said: “A 46-year-old woman from Wimbledon who was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving is currently being released under investigation.
“Investigations are ongoing.”
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