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Sisterly love took on a whole new meaning for Anaiah Rucker last month, when the 9-year-old girl saved her little sister's life by letting herself get hit by a pickup truck.
Anaiah and her 5-year-old sister, Camry, were crossing the street to catch the bus for school when the accident happened, ABC affiliate WSBTV in Madison, Ga., reports.
"I love her more than anything," Anaiah told the station from her Atlanta hospital room. "I pushed my sister out of the way so she wouldn't get hit."
Morning Express reports Anaiah nearly died from her injuries, which included two broken legs -- the left leg was amputated, a broken neck and spleen damage. She also lost a kidney.
Anaiah tells WSBTV it was raining that day, that she looked both ways and thought they were clear to enter the street.
"I saw the truck and I was like, 'No!' " Andrea Taylor, the girls' mother who was watching from her porch, tells WSBTV. "I seen my daughter kinda snatch my 5-year-old back, and if it wasn't for that, my 5-year-old would have ... I don't think she would have made it."
The truck driver was not charged in the incident, according to the network.
WSBTV reports Anaiah is scheduled to be released today, and police cars and fire trucks from Madison will provide an escort home where it will be Anaiah Rucker Day.
Hailed as a hero, Anaiah tells WSBTV her motives were simple.
"I thought she was too young," she tells the network. "She's my sister. I love her."
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 10)
3-16-2011 @ 12:38PM
RICH NAPOLI said...IF NOT? WHY NOT?
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3-16-2011 @ 12:41PM
jack said...isn't it the law to stop for a school bus? why wasn't the driver charged?
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3-16-2011 @ 1:41PM
Ken said...Ahhh, the story said NOTHING about the bus being there. They crossed the street to get to the bus.
3-17-2011 @ 2:00PM
Amy said...why wasn't this guy charged.. he almost killed a little girl
3-16-2011 @ 12:44PM
sacmom3 said...That's the problem with kids today. Too many parents are "on the porch watching" instead of parenting.
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3-16-2011 @ 1:23PM
bapstko said...Wow...can you think of anything else negative to add to such a sad story...?????/ People always pointing the finger and missing the point!
3-16-2011 @ 2:54PM
Demone said...Are you crazy or just a fool. It was an accident. Stop the blame game. Thank GOD this child is alive. What the hell is wrong with you.
3-16-2011 @ 3:01PM
lynn said...What a very sad statement to make ......
3-16-2011 @ 6:57PM
thewchood said...kids will never grow up without a little space, they learn to be adults by not being overparented.
3-16-2011 @ 5:08PM
ntb said...I am almost 60, and people have been saying that for as long as I can remember.
Some things are just accidents, Period. There need be no 'blame' assigned to anyone. It's like the bumper sticker that reads'S**t happens.' And ain't it the truth?
Oh, and I am also not saying that there are not lazy parents. There are. But in this case, we haven't been given enough facts to know one way or the other.
3-16-2011 @ 7:09PM
mary said...Are you whacked? the Mother was watching from the porch, making sure her kids crossed the street safely, AND Most Likely Watching until the Bus came and her kids got on it AOK. Not inside ignoring them by going back to bed or on the computer, or watching TV, or talking on her cell phone. SHE WAS BEING A GREAT MOM!!!
3-16-2011 @ 7:37PM
Jolene said...Oh here we go blaming the parents
3-16-2011 @ 12:44PM
Frank said...What a brave little girl. So much pain to overcome. She was meant to be there to save her sister. The man upstairs must have big plans for the both of them.
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3-16-2011 @ 1:06PM
KarleeSue said...Saying "she was meant to be there" is a twisted way of blaming God. God didn't want anything to happen to those two lovely children. Satan saw an opportunity to cause pain, and he took it. We are in a war between good and evil in which people are both the weapons and the victims. Satan wants to hurt God as badly as he can as often as he can, and the only way he can do it is through people. Unfortunately these two little girls were his choice. However, I do believe God can bring something marvelous out of tragedy.
3-16-2011 @ 2:25PM
Marisol said...Karlee, how did you get blaming God out of Frank's comment? He merely said that Aniah was meant to be there to save her sister and I agree with him, because God does put people in a place for a reason. Satan's job is to rob, steal, kill, mane and divide. He's been running rampant and God was right there to stop him. God bless those little girls and their mother.
3-16-2011 @ 5:27PM
Pat said...Once she realizes her leg is gone and really sees the limitations it outs on her she'll hate her sister.
3-16-2011 @ 6:32PM
Marisol said...Pat, only a hateful person would feel that way and I don't see Anaiah as having a hateful bone in her body. We are going to pray that she never meet anyone that thinks the way you do.
3-16-2011 @ 7:40PM
Confused said...this to PAT...sheesh....you know...when I was a 9 year old...I would have given up a lot more than a LEG to save my kid sister. I wouldn't hate her or resent her....it would have been MY CHOICE to push her aside....just like it was Anaiah's fast thinking...CHOICE....she said...if you read the article she knew what she was doing. Bless BOTH those girls and their family.
3-16-2011 @ 12:47PM
John said...Congratulations Aniah ! This was a great piece of news to see and read about. I'm sorry to hear about the injuries you received but it was great to hear you survived and that your actions saved your young sister. It means God has a plan for both of you and now all you have to do is keep your mind and eyes open so you discover what it is. I'm sure he will tell you when the time is right.
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3-16-2011 @ 12:50PM
Adele H. said...Awwwww--poor baby. She's going to have a tough life ahead of her for awhile, but hopefully she'll have plenty of support and love. What a brave little girl.
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