Millwall Football Club supporters have been praised for helping the London Ambulance Service after World Cup celebrations went too far.

After England beat Sweden in the quarter-final on July 7, revellers jumped onto a SKODA Octavia emergency car near Borough Market.

The life saving vehicle was forced off the street for repairs during an "extremely busy" weekend.

A fundraising campaign was set up by the sympathetic Millwall FC Supporter' Club who offered to fund the repair work.

They raised almost £10,000 for the ambulance service, which is now going towards restoring an historic ambulance after SKODA decided to fix the damaged car free of charge.

London Ambulance Service Chief Executive Garrett Emmerson said: “We were very humbled by these two acts of generosity, from the Millwall FC Supporters’ Club and from Rainworth ŠKODA.

“The Millwall Supporters’ Club fundraising campaign, and the money donated from people across the world means a lot to me and everyone at London Ambulance Service.

“It is fantastic that the Supporters’ Club agreed that the money they raised could instead go towards restoring an ambulance from our historic collection, which will now be a lasting reminder for years to come of our proud history and Millwall fans’ generosity."

Kathryn Gale, chairwoman of the Millwall Supporters’ Club, added: “A spur of the moment idea results in a long lasting legacy. Millwall fans can always be relied on to get behind such issues and it was heartening to see how other clubs’ fans supported the cause.

“Good job done, we look forward to seeing how the project progresses.”

The historic ambulance, a 1965 Morris Wandsworth vehicle, will be restored before being displayed at the London Ambulance Service headquarters in Waterloo.