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Royal Ulster Constabulary GC RUC GC Home | 1922 - 1969 | 1970 - 1979 | 1980 - 1989 | 1990 - 2001
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| 1980 | ||
| Reserve Constable Robert James Crilly Died 3 January 1980, aged 60 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty working in his garage. Reserve Constable William David Purse Died 12 January 1980, aged 43 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while on duty at a football club. Constable Winston John F. Howe Died 11 February 1980, aged 35 Killed by the detonation of a terrorist landmine whilst on mobile patrol. Constable Joseph Rose Died 11 February 1980, aged 21 Killed by the detonation of a terrorist landmine whilst on mobile patrol. Reserve Constable Bernard Montgomery Died 4 April 1980, aged 33 Shot dead by terrorist gunmen while off duty at his place of work. Constable William Stephen G. Magill Died 9 April 1980, aged 24 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush while attending a crime scene. Reserve Constable Frederick Victor Wilson Died 11 April 1980, aged 43 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty going to his work. Constable William Joseph Anderson Died 18 August 1980, aged 35 Killed when struck by a rock taking part in mountain rescue training. Reserve Constable William Wallace Allen Died 31 August 1980, aged 49 Abducted off duty by terrorists and shot, his body found 12 days later. Constable Thomas George Dickson Died 13 September 1980, aged 32 Killed at a vehicle check point when hit by a car which failed to stop. Constable David Richard Smith Died 21 September 1980, aged 22 Killed when his car was struck by a stolen vehicle while going off duty. Reserve Constable Thomas H. Ernest Johnston Died 23 September 1980, aged 36 Shot dead in a terrorist ambush as he returned home from duty. Reserve Constable (Rtd) Robert M. Shields Died 30 September 1980, aged 44 A former RUC officer, shot dead by terrorist gunmen at his workplace. Constable Joanne Margaret Best Died 28 October 1980, aged 21 Fatally injured when the police vehicle she was in collided with a lorry. Constable Patrick Francis Collins Died 28 October 1980, aged 34 Fatally injured when the police vehicle he was in collided with a lorry. Reserve Constable Brian Harris Died 28 October 1980, aged 23 Fatally injured when the police vehicle he was in collided with a lorry. Constable Paul Mason Died 28 October 1980, aged 20 Fatally injured when the police vehicle he was in collided with a lorry. Constable Norman G. Montgomery Died 28 October 1980, aged 22 Fatally injured when the police vehicle he was in collided with a lorry. Constable James Gordon Drennan Died 16 December 1980, aged 21 Killed at a vehicle checkpoint when struck by a car, which failed to stop. |
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| 1981 | ||
| Reserve Constable Lindsay MacDougall Died 14 January 1981, aged 36 Fatally shot from behind by terrorist gunmen while on foot patrol. Reserve Constable James Matthew Stronge Died 21 January 1981, aged 48 Shot dead with his father off duty at their home by terrorist gunmen. Reserve Constable Charles Wilson Lewis Died 6 February 1981, aged 38 Shot dead while leaving a newsagents when ambushed by terrorist gunmen. Reserve Constable Alexander Scott Died 8 February 1981, aged 36 Shot dead by terrorist gunmen off duty leaving work at his wife's shop. Constable Kenneth John Acheson Died 2 April 1981, aged 23 Killed by a terrorist under-car booby trap bomb whilst going off duty. Constable Gary Desmond Martin Died 27 April 1981, aged 28 Fatally injured checking a suspect lorry by a terrorist booby-trap bomb. Constable Philip Charles Ellis Died 6 May 1981, aged 33 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while checking suspicious activity. Constable Samuel Vallely Died 14 May 1981, aged 23 Killed by terrorists firing a rocket- propelled grenade at his vehicle. Constable Mervyn Basil Robinson Died 27 May 1981, aged 47 Shot dead when ambushed by terrorist gunmen while off duty. Reserve Constable Colin Patrick Dunlop Died 31 May 1981, aged 30 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while on hospital security duty. Reserve Constable Christopher Kyle Died 17 June 1981, aged 23 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty near his home. Constable Neal Quinn Died 20 June 1981, aged 53 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty in a public bar. Constable Martha Doreen E. Harkness Died 25 July 1981, aged 22 Fatally injured when struck by a vehicle at a vehicle checkpoint. Constable (Rtd) Thomas Harpur Died 31 July 1981, aged 30 A former RUC officer, shot dead by terrorist gunmen. Constable John Smyth Died 2 August 1981, aged 34 Killed while on mobile patrol by the detonation of a terrorist landmine. Constable Andrew Alfred Woods Died 2 August 1981, aged 50 Killed while on mobile patrol by the detonation of a terrorist landmine. Constable William Mark Evans Died 7 September 1981, aged 20 Fatally injured on mobile patrol when a terrorist landmine exploded. Constable Stuart John Montgomery Died 7 September 1981, aged 18 Fatally injured on mobile patrol when a terrorist landmine exploded. Reserve Constable John Proctor Died 14 September 1981, aged 25 Shot dead by terrorists after visiting his wife in the maternity hospital. Constable George Alexander Stewart Died 26 September 1981, aged 34 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty in his fiancee's pub. Constable Alexander Beck Died 28 September 1981, aged 37 Killed by terrorists firing a rocket propelled grenade at his vehicle. Constable Hugh Lewis Died 9 October 1981, aged 29 Fatally injured in a police vehicle crash responding to an emergency. Reserve Constable Silas Weir Lyttle Died 17 November 1981, aged 59 Shot and fatally wounded outside his house by terrorist gunmen. Constable William Coulter Died 28 November 1981, aged 23 Fatally wounded by the explosion of a terrorist bomb while on patrol. Constable David Stephen Kelly Died 25 December 1981, aged 31 Died in hospital 8 days after he collapsed on duty at his station. |
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| 1982 | ||
| Inspector Norman Duddy Died 28 March 1982, aged 45 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen, off duty leaving church with his sons. Sergeant David Brown Died 16 April 1982, aged 35 Shot and fatally injured by terrorist gunmen while on his way to duty. Constable Gordon Arnott Anderson Died 23 April 1982, aged 21 Fatally injured when the police vehicle he was in crashed whilst responding to an emergency. Reserve Constable Mabel Elizabeth Cheyne Died 23 April 1982, aged 29 Fatally injured when the police vehicle she was in crashed whilst responding to an emergency. Constable Denis Joseph Maguire Died 23 April 1982, aged 25 Fatally injured when the police vehicle he was in crashed whilst responding to an emergency. Constable Samuel Alan Victor Caskey Died 4 May 1982, aged 21 Shot on patrol at close range and fatally injured by terrorist gunmen. Detective Constable David Reginald Reeves Died 11 June 1982, aged 24 Killed by a booby-trap bomb left by terrorists at a crime scene. Inspector (Rtd) Albert White Died 18 June 1982, aged 60 A former RUC officer, shot dead by terrorist gunmen while with his wife. Reserve Constable John Eagleson Died 1 October 1982, aged 57 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty going to his work. Reserve Constable Charles Crothers Died 5 October 1982, aged 54 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty at his place of work. Sergeant John Quinn Died 27 October 1982, aged 37 Killed by the detonation of a terrorist landmine whilst on mobile patrol. Constable Paul Hamilton Died 27 October 1982, aged 26 Killed by the detonation of a terrorist landmine whilst on mobile patrol. Constable Allan McCloy Died 27 October 1982, aged 34 Killed by the detonation of a terrorist landmine whilst on mobile patrol. Detective Constable Garry Mervyn Ewing Died 9 November 1982, aged 31 Killed by a terrorist under-car booby trap bomb while off duty. Reserve Constable Samuel Snowdon Corkey Died 16 November 1982, aged 41 Shot and fatally injured by terrorists who drove by the security checkpoint he was at. Reserve Constable Ronald Irwin Died 16 November 1982, aged 25 Shot and fatally injured by terrorists who drove by the security checkpoint he was at. Reserve Constable William Harrison Moffat Died 25 November 1982, aged 32 Fatally injured in a road traffic accident when going off duty. Reserve Constable (Rtd) John Martin Died 27 November 1982, aged 35 A former RUC officer, shot dead by terrorist gunmen at his garage. |
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| 1983 | ||
| Sergeant Eric Brown Died 6 January 1983, aged 40 Shot and fatally injured by terrorist gunmen while checking suspects in a car. Reserve Constable Bernard Alexander Quinn Died 6 January 1983, aged 23 Shot and fatally injured by terrorist gunmen while checking suspects in a car. Reserve Constable John Robinson Olphert Died 18 January 1983, aged 39 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty working in his shop. Reserve Constable William Edward Magill Died 20 February 1983, aged 20 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen as he returned to his police station. Sergeant William Gordon Wilson Died 21 February 1983, aged 29 Fatally injured by the detonation of a terrorist bomb while on patrol. Constable Thomas Lindsay McCormack Died 2 March 1983, aged 49 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while on foot patrol. Reserve Constable Frederick Thomas Morton Died 15 March 1983, aged 59 Shot dead while off duty at his work by terrorists in a passing vehicle. Constable Gerald Cathcart Died 16 May 1983, aged 49 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush when returning home after duty. Reserve Constable Colin Herbert A. Carson Died 26 May 1983, aged 31 Fatally shot at a security barrier by terrorists firing from a vehicle. Constable John Kevin Wasson Died 7 September 1983, aged 61 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush as he arrived home from duty. Reserve Constable James Ferguson Died 6 October 1983, aged 53 Shot dead whilst on foot patrol by terrorist gunmen. Reserve Constable William Toome Finlay Died 6 October 1983, aged 55 Shot dead whilst on foot patrol by terrorist gunmen. Constable John Robert N. Hallawell Died 28 October 1983, aged 35 Fatally shot while on patrol when approached by terrorist gunmen. Inspector John Brian Martin Died 4 November 1983, aged 27 Fatally injured by a terrorist bomb whilst attending a lecture on duty. Sergeant Stephen Alexander Fyfe Died 4 November 1983, aged 28 Fatally injured by a terrorist bomb whilst attending a lecture on duty. Reserve Constable John McFadden Died 5 November 1983, aged 55 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush as he returned home from duty. Reserve Constable William James Fitzpatrick Died 10 November 1983, aged 46 Fatally shot off duty by terrorist gunmen who fired into his house. Constable Paul Gabriel Marian Clarke Died 12 November 1983, aged 29 Fatally injured when his station came under heavy mortar attack. |
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| 1984 | ||
| Reserve Constable William Robert Fullerton Died 10 January 1984, aged 48 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while driving home from duty. Constable Thomas John Bingham Died 31 January 1984, aged 29 Killed while on mobile patrol by the detonation of a terrorist landmine. Sergeant William Ritchie Savage Died 31 January 1984, aged 27 Killed while on mobile patrol by the detonation of a terrorist landmine. Constable Michael William Dawson Died 12 April 1984, aged 23 Killed by a terrorist bomb explosion while checking a suspect package. Reserve Constable Trevor George Elliott Died 18 May 1984, aged 29 Fatally injured on mobile patrol when a terrorist landmine exploded. Constable William Neville Gray Died 18 May 1984, aged 25 Fatally injured on mobile patrol when a terrorist landmine exploded. Constable Michael William Todd Died 15 June 1984, aged 22 Fatally shot forcing entry to a dwelling to arrest a terrorist. Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal. Constable Ernest Thompson Caulfield Died 26 July 1984, aged 29 Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while travelling to duty. Sgt William Robert McDonald Died 12 August 1984, aged 29 Succumbed to injuries he received on 4 November 1983 when a terrorist bomb went off during a lecture. Sergeant Malcolm Alexander White Died 12 August 1984, aged 26 Fatally injured on mobile patrol when a terrorist landmine exploded. Reserve Constable Samuel Fletcher Died 4 November 1984, aged 58 Collapsed and died while on duty at Lislea Drive RUC station. |
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| 1985 | ||
| Sergeant John Francis Gerald Murphy Died 21 February 1985, aged 30 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush while on duty leaving a school. Holder of the Queen's Commendation. Chief Inspector Alexander Donaldson Died 28 February 1985, aged 41 Killed when Newry RUC station was hit by a terrorist mortar attack. Detective Sergeant John Thomas Dowd Died 28 February 1985, aged 31 Killed when Newry RUC station was hit by a terrorist mortar attack. Reserve Constable Sean Brian McHenry Died 28 February 1985, aged 19 Killed when Newry RUC station was hit by a terrorist mortar attack. Reserve Constable Geoffrey K. Campbell Died 28 February 1985, aged 24 Killed when Newry RUC station was hit by a terrorist mortar attack. Detective Constable Ivy Winifred Kelly Died 28 February 1985, aged 29 Killed when Newry RUC station was hit by a terrorist mortar attack. Reserve Constable Paul Hilary McFerran Died 28 February 1985, aged 33 Killed when Newry RUC station was hit by a terrorist mortar attack. Reserve Constable Rosemary E. McGookin Died 28 February 1985, aged 27 Killed when Newry RUC station was hit by a terrorist mortar attack. Constable David Peter Topping Died 28 February 1985, aged 22 Killed when Newry RUC station was hit by a terrorist mortar attack. Reserve Constable Denis Anthony Price Died 28 February 1985, aged 22 Killed when Newry RUC station was hit by a terrorist mortar attack. Sergeant Hugh Brendan McCormac Died 3 March 1985, aged 40 Shot dead by terrorist gunmen while taking his family to church. Reserve Constable John William Joseph Bell Died 29 March 1985, aged 34 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty working at his garage. Reserve Constable Michael Keith Kay Died 3 April 1985, aged 38 Killed outside Newry court by the detonation of a terrorist car bomb. Inspector William James Wilson Died 20 May 1985, aged 28 Killed by a terrorist bomb that exploded fatally injuring him whilst on escort duty. Constable David James Ronald Baird Died 20 May 1985, aged 23 Killed by a terrorist bomb that exploded fatally injuring him whilst on escort duty. Constable Tracy Ellen Doak Died 20 May 1985, aged 21 Killed by a terrorist bomb that exploded fatally injuring her whilst on escort duty. Reserve Constable Stephen George Rodgers Died 20 May 1985, aged 19 Killed by a terrorist bomb that exploded fatally injuring him whilst on escort duty. Reserve Constable William Archibald Agnew Died 16 June 1985, aged 53 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty sitting in his car. Constable William Robert Gilliland Died 18 June 1985, aged 39 Fatally injured on mobile patrol when a terrorist landmine exploded. Inspector Patrick Martin Vance Died 31 August 1985, aged 33 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty at his home. Constable David Hanson Died 15 November 1985, aged 24 Killed while on foot patrol by the detonation of a terrorist landmine. Reserve Constable William James Clements Died 7 December 1985, aged 52 Shot dead by terrorist gunmen whilst opening the station gates of Ballygawley RUC Station. Constable George Gilliland Died 7 December 1985, aged 34 Shot dead by terrorist gunmen whilst opening the station gates of Ballygawley RUC Station. |
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| 1986 | ||
| Constable James McCandless Died 1 January 1986, aged 38 Killed while on foot patrol by the detonation of a terrorist bomb concealed in a bin. Reserve Constable Michael J. Williams Died 1 January 1986, aged 24 Killed while on foot patrol by the detonation of a terrorist bomb concealed in a bin. Detective Constable Derek George Breen Died 11 February 1986, aged 29 Shot dead by terrorist gunmen, in a pub on his way home from duty. Inspector James Hazlett BEM Died 23 April 1986, aged 54 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush while off duty outside his house. Constable David Leslie McBride Died 22 May 1986, aged 27 Killed by a terrorist bomb that exploded whilst he was engaged in search duties. Constable William Laurence Smyth Died 22 May 1986, aged 24 Killed by a terrorist bomb that exploded whilst he was engaged in search duties. Constable John William McVitty Died 8 July 1986, aged 46 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush while off duty working in a field. Constable Mark Loftus Buckley Died 25 July 1986, aged 25 Fatally injured in a road traffic accident when going off duty. Constable Charles Allen Died 26 July 1986, aged 37 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen whilst stationary in a police vehicle. Constable Karl C. Blackbourne Died 26 July 1986, aged 19 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen whilst stationary in a police vehicle. Sergeant Peter John Kilpatrick Died 26 July 1986, aged 27 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen whilst stationary in a police vehicle. Reserve Constable Desmond John Dobbin Died 12 October 1986, aged 42 Fatally injured in a terrorist mortar attack on his police station. Reserve Constable Edward George McFarland Died 16 October 1986, aged 19 Fatally injured when a lorry failed to stop at a vehicle checkpoint. Constable Stephen Robert Bell Died 25 October 1986, aged 24 Fatally injured in a road traffic accident when travelling to duty. Holder of the Queen's Commendation. Constable Derek Ewing Patterson Died 10 November 1986, aged 39 Fatally shot when ambushed by terrorist gunmen while off duty. |
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| 1987 | ||
| Reserve Constable Ivan Noble Irvine Crawford Died 9 January 1987, aged 49 Fatally injured by the explosion of a terrorist bin bomb while on patrol. Reserve Constable Peter Nesbitt Died 10 March 1987, aged 32 Fatally injured by the explosion of a terrorist bomb near a crime scene. Constable William Frederick Woods Died 14 March 1987, aged 60 Collapsed and died on duty in the radio room at his RUC station. Detective Sergeant John Reginald Bennison Died 23 March 1987, aged 41 Killed by a booby-trap bomb left by terrorists at the scene of a murder. Detective Inspector George Austin Wilson Died 23 March 1987, aged 35 Killed by a booby-trap bomb left by terrorists at the scene of a murder. Reserve Constable George Ian Gray Shaw Died 3 April 1987, aged 51 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush as he left the police station in a car. Reserve Constable Frederick Armstrong Died 11 April 1987, aged 40 He was ambushed by terrorist gunmen whilst on foot patrol, he was shot and fatally wounded. Reserve Constable Robert James McLean Died 11 April 1987, aged 44 He was ambushed by terrorist gunmen whilst on foot patrol, he was shot and fatally wounded. Inspector David John Ead Died 20 April 1987, aged 38 Shot dead on foot patrol when ambushed by terrorist gunmen outside Newcastle RUC Station. Sergeant Thomas Cooke Died 23 April 1987, aged 52 Fatally shot when ambushed by terrorist gunmen while off duty. Constable Samuel McCLean BEM Died 2 June 1987, aged 41 Shot dead in a terrorist ambush outside his parents home. Constable Alexander Halliday Died 10 June 1987, aged 60 Collapsed and died while on guard duty in a police station sanger. Sergeant Robert Guthrie Died 23 June 1987, aged 41 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush as he waited to enter a police station. Constable Norman Alexander Kennedy Died 27 June 1987, aged 41 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty in his house. Detective Constable Ernest Stanley Carson Died 26 August 1987, aged 50 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen whilst on duty in the Belfast Docks near the ferry terminal. Detective Constable Michael Philip Malone Died 26 August 1987, aged 35 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen whilst on duty in the Belfast Docks near the ferry terminal. Reserve Constable Winston Gilchrist Finlay Died 30 August 1987, aged 44 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty at home with his wife. Reserve Constable Sidney Lyle Roxborough Died 4 September 1987, aged 25 Fatally shot by accident while on guard duty in a station sanger. Reserve Constable Edward Armstrong Died 8 November 1987, aged 52 Killed off duty in the Remembrance Sunday bombing at Enniskillen. Sergeant (Rtd) Samuel Gault Died 8 November 1987, aged 49 A former RUC officer, killed in the Remembrance Sunday bombing. |
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| 1988 | ||
| Constable Colin James Gilmore Died 25 January 1988, aged 27 Fatally injured by a terrorist 'drogue' bomb thrown at his police vehicle. Constable Clive Graham Died 21 March 1988, aged 25 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while at a vehicle checkpoint. Reserve Constable Stanley Harris Died 28 March 1988, aged 56 Collapsed and died while on guard duty in a police station sanger. Detective Constable John George Warnock Died 2 August 1988, aged 45 Killed by a terrorist under-car booby trap bomb while going off duty. Constable John Larmour Died 11 October 1988, aged 42 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while off duty in his brother's shop. Constable Paul McCullough QGM Died 25 October 1988, aged 29 Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident when travelling to duty. Reserve Constable Hugh Harold McCrone Died 26 October 1988, aged 20 Fatally shot in a terrorist ambush while in a car going off duty. Reserve Constable William James Monteith Died 21 November 1988, aged 59 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen while manning a security barrier. |
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| 1989 | ||
| Constable John Lendores Smith Died 13 January 1989, aged 47 Fatally injured in a road traffic accident while on mobile patrol. Reserve Constable (Rtd) Harold Irvine Keys Died 15 January 1989, aged 23 A former RUC officer, shot dead by terrorists in front of his girlfriend. Constable Stephen Montgomery Died 28 January 1989, aged 26 Fatally injured by a terrorist 'drogue' bomb thrown at his police vehicle. Inspector (Rtd) Patrick Gabriel Mullaly Died 27 February 1989, aged 54 A former RUC officer, killed by a terrorist under-car booby trap bomb. Chief Superintendent Henry Alexander Breen Died 20 March 1989, aged 51 Ambushed by terrorists whilst returning by car from a meeting, fatally shot and killed. Superintendent Robert James Buchanan Died 20 March 1989, aged 55 Ambushed by terrorists whilst returning by car from a meeting, fatally shot and killed. Constable David William Cooper Died 11 April 1989, aged 47 Fatally injured in a road accident, responding to an emergency call. Reserve Constable David John Black Died 27 June 1989, aged 34 Killed by a terrorist under-car booby trap bomb while leaving his home. Constable Norman Annett Died 1 July 1989, aged 56 Fatally shot by terrorist gunmen off duty at home in front of his mother. Reserve Constable Alexander Bell Died 24 July 1989, aged 39 Killed while on mobile patrol by the detonation of a terrorist car bomb. Superintendent Alwyn William Harris Died 8 October 1989, aged 51 Killed by a terrorist under-car booby trap bomb while off duty with his wife. Constable Michael Frederick Marshall Died 20 October 1989, aged 25 Fatally shot on mobile patrol when ambushed by terrorist gunmen. Constable Ian Douglas G. Johnston Died 9 November 1989, aged 31 Fatally shot by a colleague by mistake, searching for suspects. Reserve Constable John Quinn Died 5 December 1989, aged 48 Fatally injured in a road traffic accident while travelling to duty. Detective Sergeant Robert Stewart Johnston Died 21 December 1989, aged 40 Fatally injured in a road traffic accident while going off duty. Reserve Constable Joseph Johnston Died 31 December 1989, aged 41 Fatally injured in a road traffic accident while going off duty.  |
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