A police officer has died on duty after colliding into a car during a chase yesterday. The South Yorkshire Police officer, 40, was chasing a silver BMW, which failed to stop for police when his motorbike crashed into a Toyota.
He was pronounced dead shortly after the accident, which occurred at 1pm according to South Yorkshire Police. A 59-year-old man who was driving the blue Toyota Avensis on Nether Lane, in Ecclesfield, Sheffield, has been taken to hospital and is being treated for minor injuries, reports Yorkshire Live.
In a statement, West Yorkshire Police Federation said: “Devastating news as South Yorkshire Police have announced the on-duty death of a police officer this afternoon. "The thoughts of West Yorkshire Police Federation