Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Constable Hart was responding to an emergency call just before midnight. The police van he was driving was in collision with a VW Polo car at the junction of Alan Turing Way, Ashton Old Road and Pottery Lane in Openshaw, Manchester. A colleague travelling with PC Hart received minor injuries as did three people in the car.
Chief Superintendent Jon Rush said: “Chris had been brought up within the Bury area, he has a six year old son and was a devoted father. He joined the force just over four years ago, since then he had developed into a highly professional and motivated officer.
“This was a tragic incident that has claimed the life of a dedicated service officer and a well loved father.
”He was serving the community when he died, it was a job he loved and he was well known and respected for the enthusiastic and passionate way he policed the community.”
Christopher had just over four years service and was a response officer based at Bury. He is survived by his six year old son and his parents. He was born and brought up in Bury, PC Hart was a keen angler and had worked in the butchery trade and local shops before joining the force.
Survivors
He is survived by his six year old son and his parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Hart served with the Greater Manchester Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Hart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Christopher Hart 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 Greater Manchester Police, 14 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Hart's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher Hart Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Hart is highlighted in Jan.
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