Three students from a Birmingham school are being congratulated after they stepped in to help a man who collapsed.
The trio took charge of a medical emergency on their way home from school on Monday after the man became unconscious on the platform at Acocks Green station.
While adults on the platform stood by, one student aged 16 rang 999 and, using first aid she had recently learned at school, placed the man in the recovery position and followed the call handler's instructions until paramedics arrived.
Others ran to find station staff and police, and made sure their friends were safe. One pupil stayed with the student giving first aid until she was able to get her own train home safely.
Chris Passey, Headteacher of Kimichi School Birmingham, said: "I have never been prouder of our young people.
“In a crowd of adults, they were the ones who stepped forward, stayed calm and did exactly what they had been taught. They may well have saved a man's life.
"We teach first aid because we want our students to be ready for moments like this. Tonight they showed what it means to be a good citizen, and every one of them deserves recognition."
Sally Alexander MBE, Founder and Executive Head of Kimichi Schools added: “I'm so incredibly proud of our students and the work we do with them.
“Hit with VAT, National Insurance rises and business rates, amidst so many other schools closing, we're still here and still fighting.
“If we ever needed a reason to embrace everything that makes Kimichi different, the proof was in the pudding today.”
The school has since written to West Midlands Ambulance Service asking it to consider formally recognising the pupils' actions.
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