Incident
Died from injuries received in a road traffic accident the previous day whereby his car was in collision with a van while returning from a multi agency emergency planning meeting at Humberside Airport.
Died from injuries sustained in a road traffic accident the previous day when his car was in collision with a van while returning from a multi-agency emergency planning meeting at Humberside Airport.
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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 Douglas served with the Humberside Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Douglas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Robert Ian Douglas 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 Humberside Police, 6 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Ian Douglas's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Ian Douglas Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Ian Douglas is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from Humberside Police are honored on badge.nw.

