Rebecca Ableman was walking with two-year-old Autumn before she was hit by a lorry (Picture: Chris Tuczemskyi/SWNS)

A brave mum was killed as she pushed her young daughter’s buggy out of the path of a lorry.

Rebecca Ableman, 30, lost her life in the tragedy in the village of Willingham, Cambridgeshire.

She had been walking to a local shop with two-year-old daughter Autumn when she was struck by the lorry.

Rebecca’s partner, and Autumn’s father, Chris Tuczemskyi, said Rebecca had pushed the buggy away moments before the impact.

Chris said: ‘An eyewitness saw that just as the lorry hit Becky [Rebecca] she pushed Autumn out of the way in the pram.

‘Otherwise the pram would have been swept up with the lorry.

‘They then tended to Becky and made sure Autumn couldn’t see what was happening.

‘The eyewitness’s partner then came out and took Autumn to the other side of the road and made sure she was happy and playing.’

Rebecca Ableman, Autumn, and Chris Tuczemskyi (Picture: Chris Tuczemskyi/ SWNS)

Chris first heard of the incident when he got a notification from his digital doorbell showing the police standing on his doorstep.

The 34-year-old, who works in marketing, was out of the country at a conference when the incident happened.

Rebecca died three weeks later on October 16 of traumatic brain injury in the Neuro ICU of Addenbrookes Hospital.

Chris is now raising funds to donate to the East Anglian Air Ambulance and Neuro ICU, the staff of which had become ‘like family’ in the three weeks the family spent there.

Rebecca saved young Autumn from the path of the lorry (Picture: Chris Tuczemskyi/ SWNS)

He said: ‘We planned to get married but life got in the way. It’s tough, especially with Autumn. They were so close.

‘Because she’s only two she is finding it hard to understand what’s happened. She still cries for her mummy, especially at night.

‘Having to deal with everything, grieve and look after her at the same time and make sure she has everything she needs is extremely difficult.

‘I know a lot of people would feel angry [with the driver] but I’ve got my daughter to focus on.’

A fundraiser in Rebecca’s memory has raised thousands (Picure: Chris Tuczemskyi/ SWNS)

A 67-year-old man has been arrested and released on bail for causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident on September 22.

Chris has already reached almost £4,000 over his £10,000 goal on the GoFundMe page for his wife.

On the fundraiser, he wrote: ‘This will be for Autumn for when she’s 18.

‘She will be encouraged to use it to follow in her mummy’s footsteps of travelling around the world, amongst other amazing things.

‘No amount of money could replace the hole Becky’s passing will leave in our beautiful daughter’s life, but I hope it can in some way help her feel closer to her mummy.’

To donate, go to the GoFundMe page here- https://http://www.gofundme.com/f/for-the-young-family-of-a-superhero-nhs-mummy

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The pram would have been ‘swept up with the lorry’ otherwise.