Two officers among seven killed in wrong-way A66 crash were heroes, families say

Pc Matthew Blades died alongside Pc Tom Clough when a Volkswagen Passat, that had been pursued by police, hit their vehicle.

Pc Matthew Blades died alongside Pc Tom Clough when a Volkswagen Passat, that had been pursued by police, hit their vehicle.

Five young men - some still in their teens - driving suspiciously in the early hours of the morning, using a car believed to have cloned number plates and a police chase.

Tributes paid to PCs Matthew Blades and Tom Clough who died after head-on collision with car travelling wrong way A 16-year-old boy was one of seven people killed on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way on the A66, believed to be using cloned plates, crashed head-on into a police vehicle. Cole Robert Worthy, 16

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

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

All occupants of both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene

A pursuit of the car containing five teens had been called off shortly before, the BBC understands.

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

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

Emily Bashforth | Live News reporter Published August 22, 2026 4:14pm Updated August 22, 2026 4:19pm The police officers killed this morning have been named (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire) The two police officers killed in this morning’s crash on the A66 have been named. Cleveland Police Chief Constable Victoria Full

A66 crash: Two officers among seven dead following police vehicle crash horror  GB News

Two police officers among seven killed following police chase in Middlesbrough | ITV News  ITVX

Two serving Cleveland Police officers who were in a police vehicle and five members of the public who were in a Volkswagen Passat have lost their lives

Middlesbrough crash: two police among seven dead after ‘wrong way’ chase  The Times

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 are among seven people killed in a two-vehicle collision near Middlesbrough in the early hours of this morning.