Elizabeth Burton

Died

15 May 1978

Age

Rank

Woman Police Sergeant

Force

West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police

Cause

Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed in a road accident, along with four colleagues, when the coach taking them to the Police Federation Conference in Blackpool, overturned in Wakefield.

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed in a road accident, along with four colleagues, when the coach taking them to the Police Federation Conference in Blackpool, overturned in Wakefield.

Circumstances

Killed in a road accident along with four colleagues and 25 injured when the coach taking them to the Police Federation Conference at Blackpool suffered a brake failure and overturned near Wakefield.

Killed in a road accident, along with four colleagues, with another twenty-three injured, when the coach taking them to the Police Federation Conference in Blackpool, suffered a brake failure and overturned at the Newton Hill Roundabout, Wakefield.