A 19-year-old officer who died after she was hit by a car while on duty was given full police honours as hundreds gathered for her funeral.
Pc Jess Turnbull was responding to a collision in Cramlington, Northumberland, late on June 8 when she was fatally injured.
On Friday, Pc Turnbull’s coffin was escorted to Newcastle Cathedral by horses, pipers and motorcycle outriders as it passed an honour guard of officers with flags from forces across the UK.
Scores of uniformed police lined the square outside the cathedral as the cortège approached along city centre streets specially closed for the funeral.
The parade was led by seven pipers and a lone drummer followed by the four mounted officers.
Pc Turnbull’s coffin, which was draped in a union flag, was carried in to the church by more uniformed officers as the pipers played Amazing Grace in the blazing sunshine.
The officer’s police hat was placed on top of the coffin as it was carried through the main door, past dignitaries including Northumbria Chief Constable Vanessa Jardine, who saluted.
Pc Turnbull’s parents followed the coffin into the church, followed by many more family members and dozens of officers.
Last month, a coroner outlined the circumstances of Pc Turnbull’s death, saying she and a colleague were sent to an earlier two-vehicle collision on the A189 near Cramlington at 11.11pm on Monday June 8.
Coroner Andrew Hetherington said Pc Turnbull had got out of the marked police vehicle and was implementing a road closure at around 11.34pm.
She was standing in the carriageway near the front of her vehicle when another motorist collided with the parked police car, “resulting in Jess being hit”, the coroner said.
Police and paramedics treated her at the scene and she was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, but she died on Wednesday June 10.
Northumbria Police said a 73-year-old Mercedes driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been bailed.
Pc Turnbull had only joined the force in September.
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