FOI 1311-2025/26- Police vehicle collisions
Request:
Could I request information from within the last 10 years (since January 2016)
Q1. Please can you provide the number of police officers in your force who have died in or from collisions involving a police vehicle they were driving.
- If possible, please can you break down the police officer fatalities by instances when the police vehicle they were driving was on blue lights.
- If possible, please can you break down the police officer fatalities by instances when the police vehicle they were driving was legally travelling above the speed limit.
Q2. Please can you provide the number of police officers in your force who have died in or from collisions involving a police vehicle they were a passenger in.
- If possible, please can you break down the police officer fatalities by instances when the police vehicle they were a passenger in was on blue lights.
- If possible, please can you break down the police officer fatalities by instances when the police vehicle they were a passenger in was legally travelling above the speed limit.
Q3. Please can you provide the number of members of the public who have died in or from collisions involving a police vehicle.
- If possible, please can you break down the fatalities by instances when the police vehicle was on blue lights.
- If possible, please can you break down the fatalities by instances when the police vehicle was legally travelling above the speed limit.
Response:
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that there is no information held by North Yorkshire Police in relation to your request.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.