He died in hospital, five days after the incident
Police are not carrying out a criminal investigation into the death Sergeant Graham Saville, the Nottinghamshire officer who died after being hit by a train as he attempted to save a distressed man on the railway tracks. Sgt Saville, a response officer who was based at Newark police station, suffered serious injuries in the incident in Balderton, near Newark-on-Trent, on Thursday, August 24, and died in hospital on Tuesday.
However, it is also understood there are some circumstances in which emergency workers may access the railway without making a call in order to prevent someone from coming to immediate harm. British Transport Police would not give details about what happened or whether such a call was made to Network Rail.Network Rail declined to comment on whether they were contacted due to the ongoing investigation by the British Transport Police.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said Sgt Saville began his policing career in London, serving as a special constable before transferring to the regular service – working across neighbourhood teams and response. Since his death on Tuesday, tributes have flooded in from senior officers at Nottinghamshire Police, as well as senior politicians.
Nottinghamshire Police Chief Constable Kate Meynell described Sgt Saville as a “hugely respected and popular colleague”, and said his death had “come as an enormous shock to us all”. She said: “On Thursday, he went to work to protect the people of Nottinghamshire from harm, and it is testament to his bravery and dedication as a police officer that he was fatally injured while attempting to save another man’s life.
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