George Pragnell

Died

9 January 1915

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police

Cause

Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed when he was thrown under a tram that collided with the horse-drawn ambulance he was driving.

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed when he was thrown under a tram that collided with the horse-drawn ambulance he was driving.

Circumstances

While delivering a patient in a horse ambulance to a mental hospital the ambulance collided with a tram throwing the officer from the ambulance under the tram where he died at the scene.

While driving a horse-drawn ambulance in which he was transporting a patient to a mental hospital, PC Pragnell indicated to the driver of a tram to stop, but he failed to do so and the tram collided with the ambulance.

George was thrown from his seat and under the tram and died at the scene from his injuries.