Tributes flow after two Middlesbrough police officers die in A66 crash
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.
