Seven people killed including two officers after car crashes following police chase

Seven people killed including two officers after car crashes following police chase Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 22, 2026 9:23am Updated August 22, 2026 1:48pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Seven people – including two officers – have died after a police pursuit ended up in a crash in North Yorkshire. A stretch of the A66 has been closed in the South Bank neighbourhood of Middlesbrough after a fatal crash this morning. The crash involved a police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat travelling along the A66. Two serving police officers in the marked vehicle and five people travelling in the Passat were pronounced dead at the scene after the crash at 3.39am on Saturday. A forensic cras