Police officer dies of head injury, inquest hears

PC Faizaan Najeeb had been responding to a road crash when he was struck by a Volkswagen Polo

A police officer who died after a collision suffered a fatal head injury, a coroner said at an inquest opening.

PC Faizaan Najeeb was struck by a blue VW Polo while attending a crash on Station Road in Raunds, on 19 September. He later died at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge on 26 September.

Senior coroner Anne Pember said the provisional cause of death was a "head injury, pending further investigation".

She confirmed Mr Najeeb's body had been released and adjourned the inquest to 2 April 2026.

PC Faizaan Najeeb was hit by a car while responding to an earlier collision on Station Road in Raunds

The officer joined the force in May 2022 and had served with the response team in Wellingborough.

The force said his collar number, P1967, would be retired in his memory.

A man in his 20s was arrested and later bailed in connection with the incident.

Flowers have been left at the scene of the incident on Station Road