Colin William Niblock
Reserve Constable

Colin William Niblock

Accident
End of Watch September 25, 2005
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road traffic accident while travelling home from night duty when he lost control of his car which then collided with a wall at Kircubbin, County Down.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Constable Niblock served with the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Constable Niblock.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type State Police
Location Belfast, NIR
Platform Identity psni.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 25, 2005
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Colin is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2005, 14 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 30th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Colin was 38. Of the 1,612 lost to accidents in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 43; the middle age was 35.

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When

September holds 8.5% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Sundays: 13.7%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.

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His people

Police Service of Northern Ireland has 16 officers remembered here, Colin among them.

Reserve Constable Colin William Niblock

Police Service of Northern Ireland · End of Watch September 25, 2005

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