A POLICE officer and motorist were both killed after being hit by a lorry in North Yorkshire.
PC Rosie Prior – a response officer in York – had pulled over to help other motorists following an earlier crash when she was killed on the A19 at Bagby earlier on Saturday morning.
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Another driver, Ryan Welford, 41, was also killed as he stood on a verge when the HGV struck him and PC Prior.
Both died at the scene.
The earlier crash had involved a black Ford Focus and a silver Audi car – the latter was being driven by Mr Welford.
PC Prior pulled over on the A-road near Thirsk at around 8.55am to assist when tragedy struck.
A teenage boy from the Audi is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
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.
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