Mum 'died a hero' and pushed daughter's pram to safety before crane killed her

Mum 'died a hero' and pushed daughter's pram to safety before crane killed herRebecca Ableman, 30, 'died a hero' as she pushed her daughter's pushchair before the crane on Kevin Miller's passing lorry struck and killed her - Miller has now been jailedCommentsNewsEthan Blackshaw Deputy Publishing Lead18:22, 14 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesRebecca Ableman saved her daughter Autumn in her final act(Image: Chris Tuczemskyi/ SWNS)A mum "died a hero" after pushing her daughter's pram to safety before a crane on a passing lorry struck and killed her, a court heard.‌Lorry driver Kevin Miller has been jailed for 13 months for causing the death by careless driving of Rebecca Ableman, who was struck on the head by part of his vehicle’s loader crane.‌Ms Ableman, 30, had been out shopping at a local farm shop before she was struck on the head from behind by the grab of Miller’s lorry in Willingham, Cambridgeshire in 2022.‌William Carter, prosecuting, told Peterborough Crown Court that the boom on 71-year-old Miller’s loader crane “slew” to the nearside as he drove through the village.View 4 ImagesKevin Miller has been jailed(Image: PA)READ MORE: Vatican tourists slam 'absurd' Donald Trump over Pope rant – 'Just ridiculous'READ MORE: Major UK fashion brand closing website with 90% sale – loved by Kate MiddletonHe said the grab struck Ms Ableman “in the head from behind”, adding: “She suffered catastrophic head and brain injuries from which she died on October 16 2022.‌“The prosecution case is that it was his failure adequately to secure the boom of his loader crane that amounted to carelessness in this case.” Miller pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving at an earlier hearing.Mr Carter said that on the day of the incident, September 22 2022, Miller had set out from his depot in King’s Lynn at around 3.40am and travelled to a Network Rail yard in Leigh on Sea in Essex. He collected “about 18 tonnes of scrap...