Police officer killed in crash - Redfern
Where: Gibbons Street, Redfern, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
A police officer has been killed in a motor vehicle crash in Sydney’s south west.
About 1.30am today (Friday 25 September 2026), a fully marked police vehicle was travelling along north along Gibbons Street, Redfern, under lights and sirens when it crashed into a tree.
The passenger in the police vehicle – a female constable – died instantly.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the driver – a male constable – at the scene before he was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.
As inquiries commence police are urging anyone with information about the incident – or has any relevant dashcam or mobile phone footage – to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au . Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
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- 6,505 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 424 per 100k
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- 3,981 per 100k
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