Vigils have been held at several police stations paying tribute to an off-duty officer who died when she was hit by a vehicle while helping at the scene of an earlier crash. PC Rosie Prior, 45, had stopped to help driver Ryan Welford on the verge of the A19 at Bagby, North Yorkshire, when they were struck by a lorry at about 08:55 GMT on Saturday.

PC Rosie Prior was attending the scene of another crash by the A19 at Bagby, near Thirsk, on Saturday morning when she and two others were hit by a lorry, North Yorkshire Police said

A North Yorkshire policewoman has died after she was hit by a lorry whilst helping at the scene of another crash on the side of a highway. North Yorkshire Police constable Rosie Prior was standing on the verge of the A19 at Bagby,

A North Yorkshire policewoman has died after she was struck by a lorry whilst helping at the scene of another crash on the side of a highway. North Yorkshire Police constable Rosie Prior was standing on the verge of the A19 at Bagby,

PC Rosie Prior had stopped to help people on the A19 at Bagby, North Yorkshire, involved in a road traffic collision when she was suddenly hit by a heavy goods vehicle