Police aborted pursuit of car seconds before crash that claimed seven lives

Family of PC Tom Clough, who was killed along with his colleague PC Matthew Blades, say he was ‘our hero’

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) says a police pursuit of a car believed to be using cloned plates was aborted seconds before it crashed into a separate police vehicle on the A66 near Middlesbrough, killing seven people — five young men and two Cleveland Police officers

Police aborted pursuit of VW Passat ten seconds before wrong-way A66 crash that killed seven, watchdog says  lbc.co.uk

Officers had been pursing a car before it went the wrong way down a dual carriageway.

The Volkswagen Passat involved in a horror crash that tragically killed seven included two police officers was believed to be using 'cloned plates' according to a police report

The two officers killed had been called to the area to assist with the search for the Passat.

The two officers killed had been called to the area to assist with the search for the Passat.