Police officer killed when patrol car hits tree in Sydney

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 25 Sept, 04:24 · Archive

A female police officer was killed when a marked police car crashed into a tree in Sydney.

A marked police car travelling with sirens activated crashed into a tree on Gibbons Street in Redfern, Sydney, at about 1.30am on Friday. The female officer was a passenger in the vehicle, which was responding to a reported vehicle theft. The Daily Mail identifies her as 20-year-old Constable Mia Lay, based at South Sydney.

How it is being reported

• Young female cop, 20, identified as officer killed in horror Redfern crash after police car slammed into a treeDaily Mail · 25 Sept, 03:40
• NSW police officer killed ‘instantly’ after car she was travelling in crashed into tree in RedfernGuardian World · 25 Sept, 03:17
• Policewoman killed after patrol car smashes into a tree and is torn in half in SydneyDaily Mail · 24 Sept, 22:10

In this story: Mia Lay · NSW Police · Sydney · Redfern

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