An off-duty policewoman who was killed by a lorry as she helped at the scene of a crash “epitomises the very best of British policing”, a senior officer has said.
North Yorkshire Police constable Rosie Prior, 45, was standing on the verge of the A19 at Bagby, near the town of Thirsk, on Saturday morning, after coming across a road collision, when she and two others were struck by a heavy goods vehicle (HGV).
Pc Prior and Ryan Welford, 41, from Knaresborough, who had been involved in the first collision, died at the scene.
A teenage boy who was a passenger in Mr Welford’s car was also struck and remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The driver of the HGV, a 65-year-old man from Berwick-upon-Tweed, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
He has been released under investigation, North Yorkshire Police said.
North Yorkshire Police constable Rosie Prior, 45, was standing on the verge of the A19 at Bagby, near the town of Thirsk, on Saturday morning, after coming across a road collision, when she and two others were struck by a heavy goods vehicle (HGV).
Pc Prior and Ryan Welford, 41, from Knaresborough, who had been involved in the first collision, died at the scene.
A teenage boy who was a passenger in Mr Welford’s car was also struck and remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The driver of the HGV, a 65-year-old man from Berwick-upon-Tweed, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
He has been released under investigation, North Yorkshire Police said.
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