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BBC News
12-02-2025
- BBC News
More than 800 expected at PC Rosie Prior's funeral in York
More than 800 people are expected to attend the funeral of a police officer who died after being hit by a lorry when she stopped to help at a crash scene. PC Rosie Prior, 45, was off-duty when she stopped to help driver Ryan Welford on the verge of the A19 at Bagby, North Yorkshire on 11 January. Ms Prior and Mr Welford were both killed in the collision, while a teenage boy suffered serious Yorkshire Police said a full ceremonial police funeral would take place at York Minster on Thursday at 11:00 GMT. Officers would line the final part of the route for the funeral cortege as it arrives at the minster, a force spokesperson said. Members of the public would not be able to enter the minster for the service but were welcome to line the route along Duncombe Place. The funeral was also set to be live-streamed and would be available to watch on YouTube, the force said. It would be followed by a private service at Thirsk crematorium. The HGV driver, a 65-year-old man from Berwick-upon-Tweed, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and later released under to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Yahoo
Police line streets around York Minster during funeral rehearsal for PC killed on A19
Police lined the streets around York Minster in preparation for the funeral of a policewoman killed while off-duty on the A19. A funeral rehearsal took place at York Minster this morning (Wednesday, February 12), ahead of tomorrow's service remembering PC Rosie Prior at the cathedral. PC Prior, 45, and Ryan Welford, 41, died after being struck by a passing lorry on the A19 near Bagby on the morning of Saturday, January 11. Officers lined Duncombe Place this morning to prepare for the service, which is expected to be attended by more than 800 people. North Yorkshire Police said it will be a full ceremonial police funeral. Members of the public will not be able to enter the Minster for the service but are welcome to line the route the funeral cortege will take along Duncombe Place, the force said. The service will be live-streamed for the public to watch via York Minster's YouTube channel. Police officers lined Duncombe Place on Wednesday morning (February 12) during a funeral rehearsal for PC Rosie Prior (Image: Newsquest) Police said the service at the Minster will be followed by a private service at Thirsk crematorium. Donations are being taken for The Police Children's Charity in Rosie's memory, to make a donation, visit the JustGiving page: Read more: York police officer was off-duty when she was killed after stopping to help motorists PC Prior, a response officer based in York, stopped to help after a crash on the A19 which involved an Audi and a black Ford Focus. She and Mr Welford were standing on the verge of the road when they were hit by the lorry.
BBC News
31-01-2025
- BBC News
Funeral of PC killed at crash site to be held at York Minster
The funeral of an off-duty police officer, who died when she was hit by a vehicle while helping at the scene of a crash, will take place at York Minster, police have Rosie Prior, 45, had stopped to help a driver, Ryan Welford, on the verge of the A19 at Bagby, North Yorkshire, when they were both struck by a lorry at approximately 08:55 GMT on 11 Prior and Mr Welford were both killed in the incident, while a teenage boy suffered serious are due to line the final section of the route for the funeral cortege as it arrives at the Minster on 13 February, a North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said. The service - part of a full ceremonial police funeral - is scheduled to take place at 11:00 GMT and will be a ticketed event limited to family, friends and colleagues from the police force and other emergency will be live-streamed on the Minster's YouTube channel to enable members of the public to pay their respects.A fundraising page has been launched in Ms Prior's memory in support of The Police Children's Prior regularly donated to the charity, which has supported her husband and children following her death, according to the fundraising to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
