Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally injured when his motorcycle was in collision with a car in the Ecclesfield area of Sheffield as he, a specialist motorcycle officer in the Roads Policing Unit, responded to an emergency call to assist colleagues who were pursuing a vehicle that was failing to stop.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Lannie served with the South Yorkshire Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Lannie.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Matthew Lannie is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At South Yorkshire Police, 7 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Matthew Lannie's cause is highlighted.
How Matthew Lannie Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Matthew Lannie is highlighted in Apr.
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