Tragedy as beloved mum-of-six dies in taxi on way to Blackpool holiday park for first family trip in years
“Her kids were her life, she was an amazing mum.”
A mother-of-six tragically died on her first family holiday in years after being taken ill on the way to a Blackpool holiday park.
Friends of Lisa Osman, 46, from Moston in Manchester, say she was in a taxi with her husband and her daughter Kadie, 13, as the family made their way to Haven Marton Mere on Monday June 15. Two of her other children were travelling in a separate cab for the five-day stay.
Family friends say Lisa had been saving for he trip after not being able to take the family on holiday for several years, but she tragically became ill and died in the taxi on the way to the caravan park after getting the train to the Fylde coast from Manchester.
Family friend Danielle Latchford says Lisa's husband Baba noticed she 'didn't look right' and asked the taxi driver to head straight to Blackpool Victoria hospital. On the way, Baba struggled to perform CPR on his wife, it has been reported. By the time the family got to the Vic, it was too late and Lisa could not be resuscitated.
She and Baba were well-known in Moston. The couple met in Turkey and they helped at The Hub - a local community centre where they helped youngsters get involved in football and boxing.
Paying tribute to her friend of more than a decade, Danielle said: "This was the first family holiday they have been able to go on after years of saving. I can't even put it into words, you'd have to meet her to understand.
“Her kids were her life, she was an amazing mum and she was the kind of person who would do anything for anyone.”
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Danielle who is aiming to raise at least £4,500 to help pay for the cost of Lisa's funeral, has launched a GoFundMe page which has already received over £2,700 in donations. She added: "Lisa unexpectedly passed away on a family holiday... this was a massive shock and has devastated a lovely family.
"I know nothing can really take away the pain they're feeling right now, but in doing this we hope we can at least take a little bit of the financial stress away to help towards the funeral expenses and for the younger children."
Donations can be made at: Fundraiser by Danielle Latchford : To lay our Lisa osman to rest and help towards the children