A MAN dubbed a hero after saving two police officers from a burning car has been given a bravery award. Lorry driver John Farley risked his own safety to drag the officers from the inferno after their police car was hit head-on by a teenage driver.

A MAN dubbed a hero after saving two police officers from a burning car has been given a bravery award.

Lorry driver John Farley risked his own safety to drag the officers from the inferno after their police car was hit head-on by a teenage driver.

Pc Martin Matthews thought he was going to die in blaze, before Mr Farley carried him to safety.

The crash, in which 19-year-old driver Charlotte Edwards of Greyhound Lane, South Mimms, was killed, occurred on Stanborough Road, WGC, in June 2007.

Assistant chief constable Alison Roome-Gifford said: "This was a very tragic incident where a young woman lost her life - but we could have been dealing with three fatalities, if it wasn't for the selfless, quick-thinking actions of Mr Farley."

Mr Farley, who worked at Argos' depot on Bessemer Road, WGC, received a gold medal at the Association of Chief Police Officers Public Bravery Awards, on Wednesday.

At the inquest into Miss Edwards' death, coroner Edward Thomas described Mr Farley's actions as "simply amazing".