Police line streets for funeral of PC Matthew Blades killed in A66 crash
Hundreds of mourners and police officers paid tribute as colleagues said support for the families has raised more than £1.2 million.
- Hundreds of police officers and community members gathered in Hartlepool on Wednesday, September 9, for the ceremonial funeral of PC Matthew Blades, with bagpipers leading the cortege and his coffin draped in the Union flag.
- PC Blades, 37, and colleague PC Tom Clough, 38, died on August 22 when their marked armed response vehicle collided head-on with a Volkswagen Passat traveling the wrong way near South Bank, claiming seven lives in total.
- A public appeal for the officers' families raised over £1.2 million, with Cleveland Police Federation chair Lauren Somerville reporting overwhelming support and floral tributes from Australia, France, and America.
- Police arrested a 39-year-old man on suspicion of assault on Wednesday following a disturbance at Teesside Crematorium during the service for 17-year-old Cole Worthy, which occurred the same day as the Hartlepool funeral.
- Today, Thursday, September 10, the funeral for PC Clough takes place in Redcar, following the ceremonial tribute for his colleague as the force honors both officers' legacies.
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Hundreds of police line streets for funeral of officer killed in 'gang-fuelled' A66 crash
Hundreds of police officers were seen lining the streets on Wednesday for the funeral of a colleague killed in August's horror collision on the A66.Standard bearers represented every force in the UK at the service for PC Matthew Blades, 37, at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in his home town of Hartlepool.He was killed alongside his colleague PC Tom Clough, 38, in what is thought to have been a gang rivalry-fuelled crash near Middlesbrough - i…
PC Matthew Blades' Badge Number Worn at Funeral as Every UK Force Sent a Final Salute
Hundreds of police officers from across the UK lined a Hartlepool street on Wednesday for the funeral of PC Matthew Blades, the 37-year-old officer killed in a wrong-way crash on the A66 last month. PC Blades and his colleague, 38-year-old PC Tom Clough, died on 22 August when their marked armed response vehicle collided head-on with a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way near South Bank, close to Middlesbrough. The Independent Office for …
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