Girl, 5, hailed a hero after saving mum's life with 999 call
She calmly told the call handler her address, her mother's name and the ages of her siblings, who were just three years old and eight months old at the time.
A brave five-year-old girl who helped save her mother's life after she collapsed at home has become the youngest ever recipient of a prestigious West Midlands Ambulance Service bravery award.
Mya Kaur Sangha was home with her mother, Neeta Sangha, and her two younger siblings when her mum suddenly became seriously unwell and lost consciousness in February 2026.
With suspected sepsis leaving her mother unconscious, quick-thinking Mya managed to call for an ambulance, despite being just five years old.
She then followed the call handler's instructions, opening the front door to ensure emergency crews could reach her mother and provide urgent medical assistance.
Hospital staff later said Mya's actions may well have saved her mother's life.
Her remarkable bravery was recognised in September when she received the Young Person of Outstanding Bravery award at the West Midlands Ambulance Service awards ceremony.
Mya became the youngest ever winner of the award in the ambulance service's history.
She was presented with her certificate by West Midlands Ambulance Service chief executive Anthony Marsh and Carmen Watson DL, High Sheriff of the West Midlands.
Speaking about her daughter's actions, proud mum Neeta said: "As parents, we couldn't be prouder of our amazing daughter and all that she did at her young age.
"We wanted to share her story more widely so people could see just how calmly she dealt with such a chaotic situation, despite being so young."
Mya's extraordinary actions were also praised during the awards evening, with those in attendance hearing how her composure and quick thinking had helped ensure her mother received potentially life-saving treatment.
An excerpt from the ceremony read: "Mya's incredible composure and quick thinking helped her mum get the urgent medical attention she needed and, in the opinion of the hospital staff who treated mum, may well have saved her life."
And it seems the experience has already inspired the youngster to consider a future career helping others.
The awards ceremony heard: "Perhaps most wonderfully, after everything she did that day, Mya has decided she wants to become a paramedic herself!"