Minister tells social media firms to take down dangerous driving content in wake of fatal A66 crash in Middlesbrough – UK politics live

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Defence minister Luke Pollard says "there's no place" for social media trend showing people driving the wrong way down roads.

PCs Tom Clough, 38, and Matthew Blades, 37, died after the police vehicle they were driving was struck by a Volkswagen Passat travelling on the wrong side of the A66 in Teesside on Saturday night

TikTok clips encourage dangerous driving for online kudos  The Times

Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough were killed when a car, which had been pursued by police, was driven the wrong way along a road.

Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough were killed when a car, which had been pursued by police, was driven the wrong way along a road.

Social media companies including TikTok have been told to take down dangerous content showing people driving on the wrong side of the road after a tragic crash killed seven people including two police officers

Social media companies such as TikTok that they need to "step up" over the “absolutely idiotic” trend where people film themselves driving the wrong way down roads

Car travelling wrong way down dual carriageway crashed head-on into a police vehicle, killing seven

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12 dead in UK, Ireland 'wrong-side' crashes  Dawn

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