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PC Faizaan Najeeb, 24, Dies After Being Hit While Responding to Crash

Collision specialists are investigating, with the arrested driver bailed pending further inquiries.

Overview

  • PC Najeeb was attending a single-vehicle collision on Station Road in Raunds near Wellingborough at about 12:35 a.m. on September 19 when he was struck by a blue VW Polo.
  • He was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and died on September 26 despite medical treatment.
  • Northamptonshire Police will retire his collar number P1967 and hold a two-minute silence at headquarters, where the flag has been flown at half-mast.
  • Specialist family liaison officers are supporting his relatives, and the force has launched an internal health and safety investigation.
  • Najeeb served on the Wellingborough response team after joining Northamptonshire Police in May 2022, having previously worked as a PCSO with Bedfordshire Police from February 2021.