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Watchdog Inquiry After Multiple Deaths in A66 Crash Following Police Pursuit
The watchdog said 14 ambulance resources responded as investigators review how a suspicious-vehicle pursuit ended in multiple deaths.
- 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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