‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to police among seven 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, known as Matty, was a coach at Seaton Carew FC and one of two Cleveland Police officers who lost their lives in the A66 crash in the early hours of Saturday morning, August 22

Police chief pays emotional tribute to 'brave' officers among seven killed in wrong-way collision  lbc.co.uk

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

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

Djedy Sidibe died when the car he was travelling in collided with a lorry on Monday August 17. Four young people aged between 18 and 21 died in the collision, while a fifth occupant was seriously injured