Police officer killed after being hit by lorry while helping people involved in crash
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A police officer has been killed after being hit by a lorry while helping people at the side of the road following an earlier crash. PC Rosie Prior pulled up at the side of the A19 at Bagby, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, to help motorists involved in a collision between a black Ford Focus and a silver Audi.
![[PICTURED PC Rosie Prior North Yorkshire Police?s Chief Constable Tim Forber has paid tribute to a police officer who was tragically killed in a road collision earlier today (Saturday 11 January 2025). At around 8.55am, PC Rosie Prior (pictured below) - a response officer based in York - was hit by a heavy goods vehicle on the A19 at Bagby, near Thirsk, after she had pulled over to help other motorists who had been in an earlier, separate collision between a black Ford Focus and a silver Audi car.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235690253-a0f0.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=274)
But while she was standing on the verge of the road with the Audi driver and his passenger, a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) ploughed into them. The officer and the driver, 41-year-old Ryan Welford, from Knaresborough, died at the scene. The Audi passenger, a teenage boy, is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
![[PICTURED Ryan Welford North Yorkshire Police?s Chief Constable Tim Forber has paid tribute to a police officer who was tragically killed in a road collision earlier today (Saturday 11 January 2025). At around 8.55am, PC Rosie Prior (pictured below) - a response officer based in York - was hit by a heavy goods vehicle on the A19 at Bagby, near Thirsk, after she had pulled over to help other motorists who had been in an earlier, separate collision between a black Ford Focus and a silver Audi car.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235690252-b4af.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=480)
The driver of the HGV, a 65-year-old man from Berwick-upon-Tweed, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been released under investigation. PC Prior’s family described her as ‘a loving mum, wife, daughter, sister, aunty and will be deeply missed’.
![[PICTURED PC Rosie Prior North Yorkshire Police?s Chief Constable Tim Forber has paid tribute to a police officer who was tragically killed in a road collision earlier today (Saturday 11 January 2025). At around 8.55am, PC Rosie Prior (pictured below) - a response officer based in York - was hit by a heavy goods vehicle on the A19 at Bagby, near Thirsk, after she had pulled over to help other motorists who had been in an earlier, separate collision between a black Ford Focus and a silver Audi car.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235690254-cb73.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=500)
Mr Welford’s family said: ‘Ryan was a hardworking and loving father, husband, son and brother. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.’. North Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Tim Forber said: ‘It is with profound sadness to confirm the death of PC Rosie Prior on Saturday morning who was tragically killed while helping at the scene of a separate collision on the A19 near Bagby.
‘We are doing everything we can to support Rosie’s family, along with the family of a man who was also tragically killed in the incident. ‘This is clearly a deeply traumatic and heartbreaking event for everyone involved and we ask that the two families are left alone to grieve in peace. They do not want any media outlets to contact or approach them.
