Queensland police officer Dave Masters, who was tragically killed while on duty, has been laid to rest in a moving funeral in north Brisbane. 

The 53-year-old had been attempting to stop a stolen car on Bruce Highway when he was struck and killed on June 27.

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Nine news reporter Sophie Upcroft said he was farewelled in an intimate ceremony which was broadcast live to a larger contingent of officers.

“They all came together to remember their friend and also to pay tribute to him,” she told Bill McDonald 4BC Drive.

“It is a huge shock to the police force to lose on of their own in the line of duty, and you could certainly feel that emotion today”.

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