A policeman has died after being hit by a car while responding to a collision.
PC Faizaan Najeeb, 24, was critically injured after he was hit by the blue VW Polo on 19 September.
He was responding to a single vehicle collision in Station Road, Raunds, Northamptonshire, at around 12.35am.
PC Najeeb was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead earlier on Friday.
A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene of the collision and has been bailed by police, pending further investigation.
PC Najeeb had joined Northamptonshire Police in May 2022 and had served with the Response team in Wellingborough since.
His collar number P1967, as is tradition for officers who die on duty, will be retired in his memory.
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Chief Constable Ivan Balhatchet, who announced the news on Friday, said: “Words cannot describe the sadness felt when an officer loses his life serving in the line of duty.
“The entire Northamptonshire Police family wish to pass on our deepest condolences to his family and friends at this truly awful point in time.
“Colleagues from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are still investigating the collision, and specialist family liaison officers will continue to support Faizaan’s family in the coming days and weeks.
“We are also carrying out an internal health and safety investigation.”
