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Tributes From Around the World for Officers Killed in A66 Crash – Police Fed
More than £1.2 million has been raised for the families of the two officers, as Cleveland Police marks the funeral for PC Matthew Blades.
- On Wednesday, a ceremonial funeral is being held in Hartlepool for PC Matthew Blades, 37, who died following a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough on August 22.
- Blades and his colleague PC Tom Clough died when a Volkswagen Passat traveling in the wrong direction struck their marked armed response vehicle, killing both officers and five young men.
- Cleveland Police Federation chair Lauren Somerville reported that a public appeal for the officers' families raised more than £1.2 million, describing the global outpouring as 'overwhelming'.
- Speaking on behalf of the family, Somerville said 'life feels unbearably quiet' without the father-of-two's laughter and 'silly jokes' that brought light to those around him.
- Manchester United, the team Blades supported, previously honoured him as a 'proud Red' by having his sons serve as mascots, illustrating widespread community recognition of his character.
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