Police officer suffered ‘catastrophic injuries’ after she was hit by vehicle on duty

• Pc Jess Turnbull, a 19-year-old Northumbria Police officer , was fatally struck by a car while closing a road following an earlier collision.
• The incident occurred on the A189 near Cramlington on Monday, 8 June, when another motorist collided with her parked police vehicle , hitting Pc Turnbull.
• She sustained "catastrophic injuries " and died two days later, on Wednesday, 10 June, at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
• Pc Turnbull had only joined the police force nine months prior to her death, in September, fulfilling a lifelong ambition.
• A 73-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has since been bailed, with police investigations ongoing.

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Police officer, 19, killed after being hit by vehicle while closing road