HUDSON, MASS. (WHDH) - Shock and sadness are sweeping through the community of a Hudson elementary school after a beloved first-grade teacher died after a tire flew through the front of her vehicle on Route 2 in Fitchburg on Wednesday.
All-day long mourners drove to the Forest Avenue Elementary School in Hudson to leave behind flowers and messages for 42-year-old Erin MacKay, who was the victim of the freak accident.
Many in the Hudson community just found out about this today. Many of her students, parents, and colleagues said she was a woman of incredible heart who truly cared about her work.
“The most loving teacher and so kind, and always there for the kids no matter what,” one parent said. “And she’s really gonna be missed and I feel so bad for her family.”
“I can feel my heart beating right now, because it can happen to any other family… but a teacher? Especially a teacher,” community member Flavio Henriques said.
Anyone who may have seen the crash or has any information is asked to call the state police Leominster barracks at 978-537-2188.
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