Clive Blackburn

Died

24 February 1967

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Staffordshire County Police

Cause

Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed when he was struck by a car while assisting at the scene of a breakdown .

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed when he was struck by a car while assisting at the scene of a breakdown .

Circumstances

Killed assisting at the scene of a breakdown when hit by another car.

About 1.20am PC Blackburn went to the aid of a motorist who had broken down on the A5 a short distance from Gailey Island. While he was assisting the driver another vehicle crashed into the stranded car and PC Blackburn sustained fatal injuries, the other two drivers both sustained injuries but survived.

He had nine years service and was a Traffic Division officer stationed at Great Haywood.

Survived by his wife and their three children.