Seven dead after police car and VW going wrong way crash following pursuit

Two serving police officers in a marked car and five members of the public travelling in the other vehicle died in the A66 collision.

Seven people, including two police officers, have died in a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough following a pursuit in the early hours of Saturday

LONDON, Aug 22 - Seven people including two police officers died in a car crash in northeast England on Saturday after a vehicle heading the wrong way down a major road hit a marked police car, the local police force said.

Seven dead in UK after vehicle travelling wrong way hits police car  Reuters

Two serving police officers in a marked car and five members of the public travelling in the other vehicle died in the A66 collision.

The victims included two police officers in the collision near Middlesbrough, as the police watchdog opens an investigation.