5 new arrests after A66 wrong-way crash including over ‘threats to kill’

A total of 17 people have now been arrested Press Association Reporters and Annette Belcher14:22, 25 Aug 2026Updated 14:24, 25 Aug 2026Five further individuals have been arrested in connection with a major investigation into a fatal crash on the A66 that claimed the lives of two police officers and five members of the public.The latest detentions bring the total number of arrests to 17 following the early-morning collision near Middlesbrough on Saturday.Cleveland Police confirmed on Tuesday that the five additional suspects were apprehended with support from the National Crime Agency and the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit.The force stated that a 16-year-old boy, an 18-year-old man, and a 21-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of participating in the activities of an organised