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A66 crash: Police name five people killed in Middlesbrough collision after car pursuit
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the collision that killed seven people, including two officers, after a car drove the wrong way, police said.
- Cleveland Police released the names of five people who died in the A66 crash on Saturday, when their Volkswagen Passat collided with a marked police vehicle, bringing the total death toll to seven.
- Following a pursuit of a suspicious vehicle, the Independent Office for Police Conduct stated police 'sighted a suspicious vehicle and a pursuit began' before the Passat travelled the wrong way down the A66.
- PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed in the crash; both armed response officers typically require a 'significant policing career,' according to reports.
- The IOPC has launched an investigation into the crash circumstances, while members of the public have begun leaving floral tributes at the scene on the A66.
- Cleveland Police Commissioner Matt Storey described the force as a 'really tight-knit family,' noting the incident 'will have a big impact on them' as leadership supports the victims' families.
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