Tributes flow after two Middlesbrough police officers die in A66 crash
TL;DR
Tributes flow for PCs Tom Clough and Matthew Blades after a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough collided with their armed‑response car, killing the two officers and five others; the Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating, Cleveland Police ended the pursuit before the crash, and funds for the families have surpassed £230,000.
- A66 crash: Families describe ‘pain beyond words’ in tributes to police officers killed in Middlesbrough collision The Independent
- The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving CNN
- Britain tells TikTok and other platforms to remove videos glorifying dangerous driving after deaths AP News
- Twelve people arrested after A66 crash that killed seven including two police officers The Guardian
- Joyriders who killed two officers had 37 prior convictions The Telegraph
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