Tributes paid to PC who died following road traffic collision

PC Faizaan Najeeb had been responding to a single vehicle collision in Station Road, Raunds, at about 12.35am on Friday, September 19, when he was struck by a blue VW Polo.

The 24-year-old was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge but the force said “despite the very best efforts of medical staff, he sadly lost his fight for life early today” (September 26).

Chief Constable Ivan Balhatchet said: “Words cannot describe the sadness felt when an officer loses his life serving in the line of duty.

“The entire Northamptonshire Police family wish to pass on our deepest condolences to his family and friends at this truly awful point in time.

“Colleagues from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are still investigating the collision, and specialist family liaison officers will continue to support Faizaan’s family in the coming days and weeks.

“We are also carrying out an internal health and safety investigation.”

A man in his 20s who was arrested at the scene of the collision, has been bailed by police pending further investigation.

The officer joined Northamptonshire Police from neighbouring Bedfordshire Police in May 2022 and had served with the Response team in Wellingborough ever since.

In line with tradition for officers who have passed away while in the line of duty, the force said his collar number P1967 will be retired in his memory.

Northamptonshire Police plans to hold a two-minute silence in memory of PC Najeeb at its Wootton Hall headquarters where a flag was being flown at half-mast.

Bedfordshire Police said it was “very sad” to hear about the death of its former colleague, Faizaan Najeeb.

PC Najeeb joined the force in February 2021 as a PCSO with the Bedford Community Policing Team.

His colleagues on the Bedford Community team said: “Those that knew him are absolutely devastated by his death, and he will be sorely missed. His ability to lift spirits was infectious, and he was always so happy.

“Faizaan would do anything for anyone, and although he was only with us for a short time, his legacy and impact on those that worked with him remains. His memory lives on and will not be forgotten. The joy he brought to people that he met can never be replicated, and those on the Community Policing Team, as well as those in other departments will miss him.

“It is with great sadness that PCSO 7001 and PC 1967 has signed off from duty. His memory will live on.

“Thank you, Faizaan, for all the joy and the legacy you brought us.”