Jack Cummings

Died

:

19 May 2024

Age

:

27

Rank

:

Police Constable

Force

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West Yorkshire Police

Cause

:

Medical

Duty Status

:

Travelling To

Roll of Honour Citation

Died as a result of a medical incident while driving on the M1 motorway to report for night duty at Carr Gate.

About 8:25pm, PC Cummings was travelling on the northbound carriageway of the M1 motorway to report for duty, prior to commencing a night shift at the Firearms Support Unit at Carr Gate ,West Yorkshire, when he suffered a ruptured aorta from which he subsequently died.

His car then collided with the central barrier as he approached the entrance slipway at junction 41.

Jack was a well loved and popular member of his team within the Firearms department.

He was originally from Bangor, Northern Ireland, and is survived by his parents and his partner.