NewsUK NewsFuneralsPC Jess Turnbull was killed in a collision just months after she joined the force - today a parade was held by officers who honoured her by standing guard ahead of her funeral service15:11, 10 Jul 2026Crowds of people gathered to pay their respects to a teenage police officer who was killed in a road accident as she responded to another collision.‌PC Jess Turnbull, 19, died after she was hit by a car while attending the scene of a two-car crash. She and her colleague had stepped out of their patrol car when another vehicle struck it, with PC Turnbull also being hit and suffering fatal injuries.‌On Friday, PC Turnbull's coffin was escorted to Newcastle Cathedral by horses, pipers and motorcycle outriders as it passed an honour guard of officers with flags from forces across the UK. Scores of uniformed police lined the square outside the cathedral as the cortège approached along city centre streets specially closed for the funeral.‌The parade was led by seven pipers and a lone drummer followed by the four mounted officers. PC Turnbull's coffin, which was draped in a union flag, was carried in to the church by more uniformed officers as the pipers played Amazing Grace in the blazing sunshine.‌The officer's police hat was placed on top of the coffin as it was carried through the main door, past dignitaries including Northumbria Chief Constable Vanessa Jardine, who saluted. PC Turnbull's parents followed the coffin into the church, followed by many more family members and dozens of officers.Last month, a coroner outlined the circumstances of PC Turnbull's death, saying she and a colleague were sent to an earlier two-vehicle collision on the A189 near Cramlington, Northumberland, at 11.11pm on Monday June 8. Coroner Andrew Hetherington said PC Turnbull had got out of the marked police vehicle and was implementing a road closure at around 11.34pm.‌She was standing in the carriageway near the front of her vehicle when another motorist collided with the parked police car, "resulting in Jess being hit", the coroner said. Police and paramedics treated her at the scene and she was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, but she died on Wednesday June 10.Article continues belowNorthumbria Police said a 73-year-old Mercedes driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been bailed. PC Turnbull had only joined the force in September.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Northumbria PoliceFuneralsPolice carDangerous driving