Derek Ian McIntyre
Police Constable

Derek Ian McIntyre

Mersey Tunnels Police — Liverpool, ENG
Accident
End of Watch November 10, 1967
Age 24
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Gender Male

Incident

PC McIntyre was fatally injured as he and a colleague responded to an early morning report of an iron bar lying across two lanes of the Mersey Tunnel.

Having already brought the traffic to a halt, Derek left his vehicle to remove the object but, as he did so, a 22-ton lorry and trailer with defective brakes failed to stop and struck a private car and the police Land Rover before hitting the officer and dragging him 120 feet.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable McIntyre served with the Mersey Tunnel Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable McIntyre.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Liverpool, ENG
Platform Identity merspd.liv.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 10, 1967
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Derek Ian McIntyre is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Mersey Tunnels Police
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Derek Ian McIntyre's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Derek Ian McIntyre Compares

Age at Death
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Derek Ian McIntyre is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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