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Multiple deaths after crash between police vehicle and car
- Seven people, including two police officers, died on Saturday after a collision involving a Cleveland Police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat on the A66 near Middlesbrough in the early hours.
- The 3:39 AM crash followed a police pursuit of a suspicious vehicle, triggering a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for investigation.
- Emergency responders deployed 14 units from the North East Ambulance Service, including a specialist paramedic and doctor from the Great North Air Ambulance Service, while the A66 closed between Normanby Road and Church Lane.
- IOPC Director of Investigations Nicola Marfleet confirmed investigators have begun reviewing evidence at the scene, while Cleveland Police work to identify victims and notify their families.
- Redcar MP Anna Turley expressed condolences for the "devastating incident," urging the public to "avoid speculating online" while authorities work at the scene.
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Seven people have died in a head-on collision near Middlesbrough in northeast England. Two of the victims are police officers – and the accident occurred in connection with a car chase, Sky news reports.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Seven people were killed in an accident in England, and two police officers were among the dead.
·Berlin, Germany
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The circumstances of the tragedy are unknown. The police spoke of a race-prosecution, without giving more details.
·Paris, France
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Seven people, including two police officers, were killed in a collision between a car driving the wrong way on a motorway and a police vehicle in the early hours of the morning in northeast England, police said.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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