Albert Dennis Salthouse

Died

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28 July 1952

Age

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29

Rank

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Detective Constable

Force

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Salford City Police

Cause

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Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

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On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Fatally injured when the police car in which he was a passenger, escorting a prisoner from Rochdale to Salford, collided with a lamppost as it was crossing Slattocks Bridge in Middleton.

Roll of Honour Citation

Fatally injured when the police car in which he was a passenger, escorting a prisoner from Rochdale to Salford, collided with a lamppost as it was crossing Slattocks Bridge in Middleton.

Circumstances

Killed when escorting a prisoner from Rochdale to Salford. They were travelling in a police car driven by another officer. As the vehicle was being driven over Slattocks Bridge in Middleton, it failed to straighten on the slight bend and collided with a lamp standard.