'Amazing' schoolgirl praised for bravery after helping dad and sister in horror crash

Paramedics from the Scottish Ambulance Service heaped praise connected Hayley McKay, 11, for her heroic efforts aft her household was progressive successful a clang earlier this year

A schoolgirl who rushed to assistance her dada and sister pursuing a fearfulness clang has been praised for her "calmness and strength" and fixed a prestigious award.

Hayley McKay, 11, was travelling with her father, John, and sister, Emily, aged eight, erstwhile their car crashed extracurricular Bucksburn Police Station, successful Bucksburn, Aberdeen, connected April 20. After an exigency telephone was placed to the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS), frontline paramedics rushed to the scene, reaching the clang tract successful conscionable 5 minutes.

They arrived to find Hayley calming her sister, and the 11-year-old helped assistance the paramedic squad earlier a 2nd unit arrived to assist. The youngster's mum, Rebecca, told of the "incredibly scary and worrying" infinitesimal she received the call, but said she was rapidly informed that everyone was fine, and that Hayley was "praised highly" for her help.

She said: “Getting the telephone from John to accidental helium had had an mishap was incredibly scary and worrying – I didn’t cognize precisely what had happened oregon however atrocious the concern was. Once I arrived, the Scottish Ambulance Service unit were highly calm and reassured maine that John and the girls were each good and praised Hayley highly for her help.”

Hayley has present been presented with a Certificate of Commendation from the SAS for her brave efforts assisting paramedics and helping calm her sister during the ordeal. She was welcomed to the service's basal of operations, wherever she and her household received a circuit aft she was presented the grant by unit Aberdeen presumption members Poppy Currie, Paramedic and technician Simon Hughes.

Hayley's mum added that she was "extremely proud" of some of her girls, and praised the "calmness and strength" Hayley showed during the incident. She said: “We are ever highly arrogant of our girls but the calmness and spot that Hayley showed that time blew america each away.

"At specified a young age, she genuinely showed conscionable however astonishing she is to america and others astir her. The verbal praise we received from paramedics was astounding successful itself but for her to person the certificate and beryllium offered into the presumption was beyond benignant and thoughtful.

Sarah Louise Houghton, the SAS person who guided the household astir the presumption during their tour, said young Hayley could go a "new enlistee successful years to come". She said: “The household was beauteous and truthful grateful for the accidental to conscionable the unit and walk connected their thanks; they adjacent dropped disconnected a wee container of goodies for the presumption which was incredibly benignant of them.

"They were hugely complimentary of the crew, which is truthful bully to hear. Equally the unit were delighted to conscionable with Hayley again and wasted nary clip successful praising her for each of her efforts. We mightiness person a caller enlistee successful years to travel - you ne'er know.” Rebecca added: “We each had an astonishing day visiting and seeing them each again.

"Everyone was truthful welcoming and offered specified a affirmative acquisition for the girls aft specified a scary time. We couldn’t beryllium much grateful for the kindness shown to america some astatine the clip of the mishap and astatine the presumption visit.”