Inquest opens into Nottinghamshire police officer's railway death

  • Published
Sgt SavilleImage source, Nottinghamshire Police
Image caption,

Graham Saville, a 46-year-old father of two, died five days after he was injured

The precise cause of death of a police officer who was hit by a train while trying to help a distressed man has not been ascertained, a coroner has said.

Sgt Graham Saville, 46, died five days after the incident on the railway line at Balderton, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, on August 24.

The 29-year-old man suffered non-life threatening injuries.

A post mortem examination failed to identify the precise cause of death, the opening of the inquest heard.

Nottinghamshire assistant coroner Dr Elizabeth Didcock said a date for a final hearing will be confirmed at a later stage.

During the short hearing, Dr Didcock said the officer had died at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre on August 29.

Following the Nottinghamshire Police officer's death, more than £150,000 was raised to help Mr Saville's family.

Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, external, on Twitter, external, or on Instagram, external. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk, external.

Related topics

Related internet links

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.