Roll of Honor
Incident
DS Hill died in Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester, shortly after being seriously injured in a road traffic accident on Oldham Road, Manchester, when his car struck a lamp-post, while he was on enquiries with the Drug Squad.
After being freed from the vehicle by firemen and police he was taken to Ancoats Hospital before being transferred to Crumpsall Hospital.
Brian had served in the force for about sixteen years and was promoted to Detective Sergeant in September 1963.
Five years later he took operational charge of the Drug Squad.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Hill served with the Manchester & Salford Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Hill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Brian Hill 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brian Hill's cause is highlighted.
How Brian Hill Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brian Hill is highlighted in Dec.