‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to Cleveland police killed in A66 crash

Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ as PM offers condolences and asks public to avoid speculation Tributes are being paid to two police officers who died on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way along the A66 crashed head on into their vehicle, also killing five young men. PC Matthew Blades, 37, and P

Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, were killed when a car which was travelling the wrong way down the A66 collided with their vehicle

Cleveland Police said two serving officers in the marked vehicle and five members of the public travelling in the Passat were pronounced dead at the scene at 3.39am

Tributes paid to two ‘brave’ police officers killed in A66 crash  ITVX

Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, were killed when a car which was travelling the wrong way down the A66 collided with their vehicle.

Two serving police officers and five members of the public were pronounced dead at the scene

PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, have been hailed as brave men who were serving their community when the collision took place

Tributes paid to 'brave and bolshy' mum, 27, who died from morphine toxicity as pensioner, 83, admits supplying drug  lbc.co.uk