British
Transport
Police


are
investigating
the
death
of
a
Nottinghamshire
police
officer
who
received
fatal
injuries
on
the
East
Coast
Main
Line
near
Newark
Northgate
station.

Sergeant
Graham
Saville,
46,
had
been
trying
to
help
another
man
on
the
track
who
was
described
as
‘distressed’,
when
he
was
hit
by
a
train.

The
incident,
last
Thursday,
led
to
more
police
being
called
to
the
scene
at
about
19.00.

Sgt
Saville
was
taken
to
the
Queen’s
Medical
Centre
in
Nottingham,
but
he
died
yesterday.

Another
man
of
29
was
also
taken
to
hospital
after
suffering
electrocution,
although
his
injuries
are
not
thought
to
be
critical.

Nottinghamshire
Chief
Constable
Kate
Meynell
said:
‘Today
is
a
day
of
mourning
for
the
entire
police
family.

‘Graham
was
a
hugely
respected
and
popular
colleague
and
his
death
in
the
line
of
duty
has
come
as
an
enormous
shock
to
us
all.

‘Our
hearts
and
deepest
condolences
go
out
to
his
family
and
we
will
do
everything
we
can
to
support
them
through
this
unimaginably
devastating
time.

‘It
is
impossible
to
put
into
words
how
devastating
this
news
is
for
everyone
who
loved
and
respected
Graham.

‘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.’

Nottinghamshire
Police
Federation
branch
chairman
Simon
Riley
added:
‘I
cannot
convey
in
words
the
sadness
we
all
feel
at
this
dreadful
news
and
our
hearts
go
out
to
Graham’s
family,
all
his
colleagues
in
Nottinghamshire
Police
and
his
former
colleagues
in
the
Metropolitan
Police,
where
Graham
previously
served.

‘Graham
was
the
epitome
of
what
we
should
all
strive
to
be
as
police
officers
and
his
selfless
act
of
bravery
in
trying
to
save
the
life
of
another
human
being
will
not
be
lost
on
any
of
us.’