Roll of Honor
Incident
Died when he was struck by a car while cycling during his lunch-break from Jackton Force Training and Recruitment Centre in Eaglesham, twelve miles south of Glasgow.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Superintendent McCover served with the Strathclyde Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Superintendent McCover.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Superintendent Neil McCover 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 SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 17.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Strathclyde Police, 19 of 35 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Neil McCover's cause is highlighted.
How Neil McCover Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Neil McCover is highlighted in Oct.
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