An off-duty nurse has been commended for her actions following a crash on the A38 back in May.

Danielle Wright, a nurse from Birmingham was travelling along the A38 on Tuesday, May 9 when she stopped to help at the scene of a collision which saw all five occupants injured.

A silver Volkswagen had left the northbound carriageway at the junction of Catholme Lane, Wychnor and collided with a bridge, leaving all five occupants injured.

Paul Cullen, station manager at Barton community fire station has lauded the bravery of Danielle, after he was the first to report to the collision as he was also travelling down the same stretch of road.

He found four casualties lying on the road and one still in the car. He started assessing the patients, to try and get them ready for the paramedics to arrive when Danielle approached him and offered her services.

Danielle told Paul that she was an off-duty nurse and asked if there was any way she could help with the situation.

She began to monitor the driver, who sustained the most significant injuries of the five, until the paramedics arrived. She then assisted the paramedics when working with the driver as he was airlifted to hospital for treatment on his suspected broken femur and broken pelvis.

Mr Cullen said: "Danielle's actions made a huge difference to the worst casualty in this incident. When I arrived at the scene there were multiple casualties and having an extra pair of hands to help care for them until paramedics arrived was an immense relief.

"In light of this, Danielle is commended for her incredibly selfless actions, Danielle stopped to offer help, facing a very difficult and distressing situation. She could have easily driven by the collision but she didn't, she went to extra lengths to care for a complete stranger and supported him right up until he was airlifted to hospital.

"Her actions and words will have given great comfort to the man who was in a great deal of pain and we recognise her for her compassion."