Nottinghamshire Police officer hit by train while helping man dies

A constabulary serviceman who was deed by a bid portion attempting to prevention a distressed antheral connected the tracks has died.

Nottinghamshire Police was called to a residential country successful Balderton, adjacent Newark, astatine astir 19:00 BST connected Thursday implicit concerns for a man's safety.

During the incident, Sgt Graham Saville was hit by the train. He died successful infirmary connected Tuesday, the unit said.

Another antheral was taken to infirmary aft suffering non life-threatening electrocution injuries.

British Transport Police (BTP), which is starring the investigation, said it happened connected the enactment adjacent Newark Northgate station.

Sgt Saville, a effect serviceman based astatine Newark Police Station, was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre successful Nottingham wherever helium died with his household astatine his bedside.

Nottinghamshire Police Chief Constable Kate Meynell said: "Today is simply a time of mourning for the full constabulary family.

"Graham was a hugely respected and fashionable workfellow and his decease successful the enactment of work has travel arsenic an tremendous daze to america all."

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