A paramedic paralysed in a horrific road accident is to go back to school to tell her story of survival.

Georgie Hurst, of Eldwick, near Bingley, hopes to make a lasting impression on pupils when she tells them how a risk taken by someone else "changed her life forever".

The 33-year-old has been recruited by a charity called Smartrisk which tours secondary schools with its hard-hitting Heroes shows.

And she is hoping one of the first she will visit will be her former school Bingley Grammar.

"I've started my training and in the next week I'll be filmed telling my story which will be shown in schools along with pictures of me before and after the accident. I can't remember much about the crash itself but I can remember the driving was erratic.

"My story is that it was someone else's risk-taking that changed my life forever. It only took a minute but in those 60 seconds everything was snatched away from me."

It took firefighters an hour to cut Georgie free from the wrecked car she was a passenger in after the crash near Keighley seven years ago.

She broke her neck and her leg, her pelvis was crushed and she suffered massive internal injuries including brain-stem damage.

Doctors at the intensive care unit at St James's Hospital in Leeds battled to save her life and injury experts told her she would never walk again.

She was confined to a wheelchair after the tragedy but over the years has managed to build up her strength by training at a gym and now plans to do a sponsored walk round Yeadon Tarn in September on special crutches to raise money for St James ICU and for the British Heart Foundation.

"I'm also proof that there is light at the end of the tunnel," said Georgie who had to learn to talk again and still needs continuous support from carers to carry out straight-forward daily tasks.

"Working with Smartrisk is a great opportunity for me to let people know how important it is to make the right choices about risks, not just for themselves but for other people.

"If I can make just one young person stop and think about what they are doing then it will all be worthwhile.

"We don't want to stop anyone from having fun. What we do want is for them to be able to stay well enough to enjoy the whole wonderful life they have ahead of them."

Smartrisk chief executive Mike Ramsden said: "The charity's message is that smart-thinking can prevent injury. We're delighted Georgina has just started out with us as one of our presenters for the Heroes shows.

"We'll be in the Bradford district in July and then again in November and December. She is an inspiring woman."

Smartrisk originally started out in Canada before crossing to the UK. The charity's British headquarters is in Leeds.

Meanwhile Georgina is looking for sponsors to back her on her Yeadon Tarn challenge. Anyone who can help should call (01274) 563366.