Alison Armitage

Died

5 March 2001

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Greater Manchester Police

Cause

Homicide - Vehicle

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from the multiple injuries she sustained when a suspect in a stolen vehicle knocked her down and ran over her.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from the multiple injuries she sustained when a suspect in a stolen vehicle knocked her down and ran over her.

Circumstances

While on plain clothes duty keeping observation on a stolen car in Oldham, a suspect returned to the vehicle and, in attempting to stop him driving away she went to the rear of the car, which reversed and knocked her down then ran over her causing multiple injuries from which she later died.

Died from the multiple injuries she sustained while on plain clothes duty, keeping observation on a stolen car in the car park of a derelict pub in Robert Street, Hollinwood, Oldham, when a suspect returned to the vehicle and, in attempting to stop him driving away, she went to the rear of the car which then reversed, knocked her down and ran over her.