Rookie cop Tim Proctor is fighting for his life

Rookie police officer Tim Proctor is still fighting for his life after being involved in a horrific head-on car crash in Sydney’s south.

Rookie police officer Tim Proctor is still fighting for his life after being involved in a horrific head-on car crash in Sydney’s south.

The collision forced the M1 to a standstill on Thursday as emergency crews rushed to the aid of the officer, who is critical at Liverpool Hospital.

Critically injured... Probationary Constable Timothy Proctor

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Probationary Constable Proctor, 29, dedicated his life to helping the community, first as a firefighter then, since April last year, as a police officer.

He was driving back to work after a training exercise when a black Honda Civic, travelling the opposite way, veered into oncoming traffic on Heathcote Rd at Lucas Heights.

Tim Proctor with his wife Dianne on their wedding day. Picture: Facebook

The car in front of officer’s managed to swerve out of the way but Constable Proctor felt the full brunt of a collision that had a combined speed of 200km/h.

The driver of the Honda, a 65-year-old woman, was taken to Liverpool Hospital and was last night in a critical but stable condition.

Constable Proctor remains in a critical condition at the same hospital.

A witness who was travelling behind the Honda said the accident occurred in a split second.

“There was such a high impact in the crash,” Kamran Rowshanzadeh told 9 News.

“The car literally came off the ground and kicked up and I dodged it.

“Just thinking about it really shakes you.”

Three other people involved in the crash, a 63-year-old man, a 19-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man, were uninjured.

Police said Heathcote Rd was closed for six hours on Thursday and investigations are continuing.