A volunteer from Ealing St John Ambulance who helped saved the life of a critically ill man has been given an award by the Met police .
Zafar Khwaja, who joined the charity in 2005, was driving along Marylebone Road in May last year when he came across a collision.
As police were pulling an injured man out of his car the 49-year-old rushed over to use a defibrillator and take over CPR.
He said: "The police pulled the injured man out of his car and started cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
"I went over to help and used a defibrillator, inserted an airway and took over the CPR.
"London Ambulance Service paramedics arrived and we worked together using the defibrillator.
"We delivered several electric shocks and he regained consciousness".
Now Mr Khwaja has been recognised for his efforts after he was given an award from the charity Royal Humane Society, which grants awards based on bravery, by the police on Monday (May 23).
He was given the "resuscitation certificate" by deputy commissioner Craig Mackey during a ceremony at Scotland Yard.
The accolade is handed out on the basis of "acts of bravery in the saving of human life and for the restoration of life by resuscitation".
Mr Khwaja, who also volunteers as a training standards officer to ensure first aid trainers comply with national standards, volunteers as area manager with the overall responsibility of the charity's units in Brent and Harrow .
Mr Zafar added: "I’m honoured to receive this award which I’m accepting on behalf of the thousands of fellow St John Ambulance volunteers who devote their spare time to helping others without any expectation of reward or recognition.
"In many cases their voluntary work and first aid training are literally the difference between life and death."
