North Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Tim Forber has said Pc Rosie Prior was off-duty when she stopped to help people involved in a crash on the A19 – before she was hit and killed by a HGV.
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00:00My name's Tim Forber and I'm the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police.
00:04The death of PC Rosie Pryor has devastated her loved ones and her family. It's devastated her
00:12colleagues here at North Yorkshire Police and we're extremely grateful to the many
00:17messages of condolence that have come in from the community across North Yorkshire.
00:24Also in my thoughts are the family of Ryan Welford who also tragically died
00:29in the incident yesterday morning. Rosie had been a police officer for two and a half years. She was
00:35a response officer based here in the city of York. She joined the police because she wanted
00:41to help people. Yesterday morning she wasn't on duty, she was off duty and she came across
00:50a road traffic collision on the A19 just south of Thirsk and she stopped and got out to help.
00:59And it was whilst doing that that she was tragically killed.
01:05Rosie epitomises the very best of British policing. She put the safety of others before
01:11her own safety. Helping others was part of her DNA. We're doing everything that we can to support
01:20Rosie's family as well as Ryan's family and to support her colleagues here in North Yorkshire
01:25Police who are understandably absolutely devastated by her death. We'll continue to
01:31wrap around the organisation. We'll also make sure that Rosie's memory is never forgotten.
01:40As I say she epitomised the very best of British policing and the values of North Yorkshire Police.
01:47I'd just like to make an appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the incident yesterday morning. It
01:55took place it's about five to nine on the A19 just in the Bagby area about a mile south of Thirsk.
02:03If you were there, if you have dash cam footage please get in contact with us because it may be
02:07vital information for our investigation into what happened. Thank you again for all your messages
02:14of condolence.