‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to police among seven killed in A66 crash
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Key context: <p>Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ as PM offers condolences and asks public to avoid speculation</p><p>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.</p><p>PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/22/people-die-in-crash-involving-police-vehicle-and-car-in-north-yorkshire">killed when the marked armed response vehicle they were in was struck</a> by a Volkswagen Passat in the early hours of Saturday morning.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/23/tributes-paid-cleveland-police-killed-a66-crash-south-bank">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ as PM offers condolences and asks public to avoid speculationTributes 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 PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed when the marked armed response vehicle they were in was struck by a Volkswagen Passat in the early hours of Saturday morning. Continue reading...
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