All the speechies I have known are wonderful, kind, and caring people. I was saddened to hear of her passing and in awe of her heroics and selfleshness. Such a tragedy for her family, the children, the school, and the community. My thoughts are with them all in this horrible time

And this is why the saying ‘Life is short’ is often repeated to us. None of us know when our time will be up and this wonderful teacher was doing her job to the highest of her ability – giving her own life to save those who were in her care. RIP Eleanor Bryant. You will long be remembered for your selfless acts.

Such a sad story sending Blessing and Healing to the Family.

This is terrible. Thoughts go out to the family and others affected

My heart breaks for this family and community. What an amazing woman. That courage, strength and determination to get those kids to safety. You are a hero Eleanor. Thank you for your sacrifice. Your poor family will miss you but can take pride in the fact that their mother was a wonderful human that cared about the wellbeing of others. Love and prayers to your family Eleanor x

This story is so incredibly sad, what a brave and wonderful thing she did to save the lives of those young children. This lady truly is a remarkable person and deserved to be honoured. I feel for her family who have lost someone so special and kind, it must be a very sad time for them.

This is such a sad story. Her poor husband and kids. What a devastating loss. Sounds like the world lost an incredible lady and God gained an angel. Thinking of all those who knew her and hoping that the fact she died a hero brings at least some small comfort to them all..

By the sound of it she was a wonderful person that was loved by many. She will be so missed and leave a huge gap, especially in the lifes of her husband and her children, her friends, her colleague’s, her students. My heart goes out to all involved. Thinking about the driver too

It is so important that true and selfless heroes get honoured for acts of pure courage. This was indeed and incredible act. Every sympathy for her family and the heartbreak they will endure and have to navigate. I hope they receive support from family and friends and the wider community.

How dreadful for her family, but how wonderful for all the children who survived. This was horrifying.

Such a tragedy that should never have happened. Why aren’t there roads set aside for trucks and tankers to use so they don’t go near a school. My condolences to the husband and children who lost their wife and mother. Kids will be too scared to eat or play in the playgrounds if things go on as they are. Eleanor was a saint. RIP

I heard about this story on the news. It’s absolutely heart breaking. Her children are almost the same age as my two. I would hope that I could do the same if it came down to it, but reacting like that in the heat of the moment instead of running herself? She’s incredibly brave.

What a beautiful & selfless lady. I feel so much for her husband & children. Life just has the most awful events sometimes and there are just no words. I hope the driver is doing OK.

Goose bumps. This is such an emotional read. I just knew when I first heard the story that the adult who passed would have done something selfless and heroic for those children. What an amazing person. I feel terribly for her family. I hope they can find some solace knowing what a wonderful thing she did.

So tragic for her own precious children to have lost their beautiful mum. She’ll always be remembered as the shero who saves many children’s lives that day. Yet will leave such a lasting hole with her absence. May the little boy in hospital make a quick & full recovery & bear no long term trauma from the accident.

This is horrifying and indeed not long after the incident whereby a boy was killed after a car crash through a school fence in Melbourne’s inner east. This is seriously concerning ! Drivers in these type of area’s should be extremely cautious. My heart goes out to the families and loved ones involved

This is happening way too often these days. I know it was an accident but how senseless to take a life. It may have been a medical problem but I hope that this is not a regular occurrence. I really feel for the adult that was killed and their family. I’m glad not more people or babies were hurt.

Oh goodness, this is so terribly sad. That poor adult, likely staff at the centre. I hope the child makes a quick recovery and none of these children are traumatised. What a sad, senseless scenario.

This is every parents’ worst nightmare.

This sort of news terrifies every parent, yet there’s not really anything you can do to reduce the risk.