Robert George Ling

Died

7 October 2002

Age

Rank

Detective Constable

Force

West Midlands Police

Cause

Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Sustained fatal injuries when the unmarked police car in which he was a passenger overturned after the driver lost control.

Roll of Honour Citation

Sustained fatal injuries when the unmarked police car in which he was a passenger overturned after the driver lost control.

Circumstances

While in South Africa with other officers extraditing two murder suspects, en route to Johannesburg Airport in a two vehicle convoy, they were travelling at high speed in the emergency lane in heavy rain when his driver lost control of their unmarked police car, which overturned and he sustained fatal injuries.

Sustained fatal injuries when, as part of a two vehicle convoy, the unmarked police car in which he was a passenger, overturned after the driver lost control as they travelled at high speed in the emergency lane to Johannesburg Airport, while in South Africa, with other officers, to extradite two murder suspects.