The family of PC Phillip Pratt, who died on duty when he was struck by a car as he attempted to divert traffic on the A249, have presented a cheque for more than £3,400 to the Kent Air Ambulance Trust (KAAT) in his memory.

The money - donated by PC Pratt's family, friends and colleagues in lieu of flowers at his funeral - was handed over to Stephen Johns, fundraising support officer for the KAAT on Friday.

PC Pratt's sister, Julia Lewis, said: "The Kent Air Ambulance Trust is an extremely important service for the community. It may not have been able to save Phillip but it saves countless lives each year. I'm extremely proud and I'm sure that if Phillip was here he would have been delighted.

"It was really important for us to come here and do something positive in Phillip's memory, something that would give something back to the community and would be special in his honour."

Mr Johns thanked the Pratt family and everyone who donated. He added: "The Kent Air Ambulance is totally funded by donations from the public - it's the people of Kent who keep it flying. It costs an average of £4,000 a day to keep the helicopter flying so this donation is enough to potentially save two or three lives."

PC Pratt, a uniformed emergency response officer working from Sheerness Police Station, died on June 14 when he was putting out cones to divert traffic following an earlier crash on the A249 near Sittingbourne.