Tributes paid to officers killed in A66 crash as police name five in other car
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Key context: <p>Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ after head-on collision involving vehicle being driven wrong way</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’ after head-on collision involving vehicle being driven wrong wayTributes 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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