Police chief names two 'brave' officers among seven people killed in crash near Middlesbrough
A fatal collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough resulted in the deaths of two police officers and five teenagers. Authorities are investigating the incident, which occurred shortly after a police pursuit had been abandoned.
Why it matters
The tragic loss of life involving law enforcement and civilians has prompted an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Seven people are dead after a Volkswagen Passat travelling in the wrong direction collided with a police vehicle on the A66 near Middlesbrough on Saturday morning.
Two police officers were killed - PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38 - along with five others understood to be males in their late teens.
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