Seven killed, including two police officers, in UK ‘wrong-side’ car crash

Accident follows similar crashes in Ireland where police highlighted social media trend driving in opposite direction.

Seven people, including two police officers, have died after a VW Passat travelling in the wrong direction on the A66 near Middlesbrough collided with a police car in the early hours of Saturday. The IOPC has opened an investigation

The collision in Teesside has shaken the community today - here's everything we know as events unfold following the incident

Crash that killed seven including two police officers deemed ‘one of the worst in recent years’  GB News

The two police officers killed in the horror crash this morning on the A66 near Middlesbrough have been named.

The two police officers killed in a horror car crash this morning (August 22) have been named by a police spokesperson

Two 'brave' police officers among seven people killed in wrong-way crash on A66 named  lbc.co.uk

The crash happened after a Volkswagen Passat drove the wrong way down the carriageway before hitting the marked police vehicle

A police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in the fatal collision in the early hours of this morning

The three-vehicle crash, which involved a Volkswagen Passat, took place on the A66 in South Bank at about 3.39am on Saturday.

The police watchdog is investigating the crash in South Bank near Middlesborough

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

Two UK police officers were among seven people killed in a two-vehicle collision near Middlesbrough in the early hours of the morning.

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 car travelling the wrong way down a major A-road crashed into a police car in North Yorkshire. Two serving officers in a marked vehicle and five others

MULTIPLE people have died after a crash involving a police vehicle and another car in the early hours. Emergency services rushed to the A66 in South Bank, Cleveland at 3.40am this morning and a significant number remain on the scene. The collision involved a police car and a Volkswagen Passat and resulted in several fa