Police officers killed in wrong-way crash mourned in 'unimaginable loss'
5 sources·Updated August 24, 2026
Police officer deaths
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- BBC UK News·1h agoHow the deadly A66 crash unfolded leaving seven dead
At 03:30 BST on Saturday, two police officers were killed when a Volkswagen Passat collided with their marked car on the A66 motorway.
Read at BBC UK News → - The Independent·10h agoRemove content celebrating dangerous driving, social media companies told
PCs Tom Clough, 38, and Matthew Blades, 37, died after the police vehicle they were driving was struck by a Volkswagen Passat travelling on the wrong side of the A66 in Teesside on Saturday night
Read at The Independent → - Daily Mail News·17h agoPictured: Hero police officers killed by five 'TikTok joyriders' driving wrong way in Teesside crash - as it's revealed VW collided with cop car ten seconds after pursuit ended
PC Matthew Blades, 37, died on Saturday when a car travelling the wrong way down the A66 crashed head-on into his police vehicle in the early hours of the morning.
Read at Daily Mail News →
