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State service for police killed on freeway

Victoria will hold a state memorial to honour four police killed on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway. (AAP)

A state memorial service will be held in February for four police officers killed in a crash on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway.

Leading Senior Constable Lynnette Taylor, 60, Senior Constable Kevin King, 50, and constables Glen Humphris, 32, and Josh Prestney, 28, were killed while on duty at Kew on April 22 last year.

They had been standing in the emergency lane about to impound a Porsche 911, when they were hit by a truck.

Funerals for the officers were restricted last year due to Victoria's first COVID-19 lockdown, while a state service planned for National Police Remembrance Day in September had to be postponed.

More than 20 months since the accident, the state government has announced a memorial service will be held on February 3 at Marvel Stadium.

Minister for Police Lisa Neville said the service would be a chance for people to celebrate the lives of the four officers.

"The loss of Lynette, Kevin, Josh and Glen in the line of duty was devastating and senseless, and they are missed every day," she said.

The crash was Victoria Police's single greatest loss of life, with the truck driver responsible jailed for 22 years earlier this year.

Others involved in the trucking company have also been charged, both in NSW and Victoria.

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