News Bystanders Lift Bus Off Pregnant Mom

bishop_74 · 08-15-2008, 08:54 AM

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(CBS/ AP) A group of onlookers lifted a 5-ton school bus off a pregnant woman pinned underneath the vehicle. Their quick action saved the woman's baby, but she was killed.

Thirty-three-year-old Donnette Sanz was seven months pregnant when she was hit by a van and a small yellow school bus Thursday in the Bronx. Police say the van pushed Sanz in front of the bus, which ran her over. Sanz was crossing the street when the accident occurred.

Bystanders on the street, a nearby park and a construction site rushed to the aid of the woman, and managed to lift the bus off her.

"I ran out of my house to join 10 people trying to lift up the bus," Cheryl Brown, 47, told the New York Daily News.

"At first, we couldn't get it up, so then another 10 people ran over to help, and we got the bus up and the lady out," Brown said.

"It was a beautiful thing to watch all those people lift up that bus," she said.

Doctors at a nearby hospital saved Sanz' 3-pound son by emergency Caesarean section. He is in critical condition.

08-15-2008, 08:54 AM	Topic Starter
bishop_74 Veteran Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Denver, CO. USA Casino cash: $8654993	Bystanders Lift Bus Off Pregnant Mom There is hope for humanity yet. Link (CBS/ AP) A group of onlookers lifted a 5-ton school bus off a pregnant woman pinned underneath the vehicle. Their quick action saved the woman's baby, but she was killed. Thirty-three-year-old Donnette Sanz was seven months pregnant when she was hit by a van and a small yellow school bus Thursday in the Bronx. Police say the van pushed Sanz in front of the bus, which ran her over. Sanz was crossing the street when the accident occurred. Bystanders on the street, a nearby park and a construction site rushed to the aid of the woman, and managed to lift the bus off her. "I ran out of my house to join 10 people trying to lift up the bus," Cheryl Brown, 47, told the New York Daily News. "At first, we couldn't get it up, so then another 10 people ran over to help, and we got the bus up and the lady out," Brown said. "It was a beautiful thing to watch all those people lift up that bus," she said. Doctors at a nearby hospital saved Sanz' 3-pound son by emergency Caesarean section. He is in critical condition.
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