SHE will never have the chance to fulfil her ambition to be a doctor, but the name Hannah Foster will be permanently linked to the profession after an emergency car was paid for with money raised in her memory.

The car bearing her name will be used by the BASICS organisation, which co-ordinates a scheme which sends doctors to help paramedics with critical incidents.

The charity oversees about 30 doctors in Hampshire who volunteer their services day and night.

They often use their own vehicles and expenses but now the new car, complete with fluorescent markings and emergency lights, will provide a safer and more effective way of getting to the scene.

It is a cause close to the hearts of Hannah's parents and particularly her mother, Hilary, who was a nurse at Southampton General Hospital.

The hospital was also where Hannah completed her work experience. The grade-A Southampton student was on course to achieving her dream of become a doctor.

That potential was never to be realised after the 17-year-old from Highfield was killed after a night out with friends in Southampton in March 2003.

Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, the man suspected of her abduction and murder, is currently opposing extradition proceedings in India which would see him brought back to the UK for questioning.

Mrs Foster said: "When I worked at the hospital I was aware of what these doctors do in order to get to emergencies, and in their own time and expense alongside the shifts they do at the hospital.

"It was the perfect thing to support with the money from Hannah's Fund.

"Seeing her name on the car is like she is going out with them all the time. It is as if she is still helping people from above."

The doctor in charge of the Hampshire scheme, Charles Deakin, said: "It is wonderful that the money collected in Hannah's name has been used to pay for this car as it continues the medical connection with Hannah.

"We are of course extremely grateful to her family for supporting us. Hannah could have been one of the doctors of the future. In this way her name will be associated with that."

About £5,000 collected by Hannah's Fund paid for half the cost of the car for the BASICS organisation, which in Hampshire last year responded to 1,000 critical incidents.