'Tactical contact' not used by police before head-on A66 crash that killed seven, watchdog says
2 sources·Updated September 29, 2026
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- The Independent·12h agoNo evidence of ‘tactical contact’ before fatal A66 crash, police watchdog finds
The collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough last month killed five young men and two police officers
Read at The Independent → - Sky News UK·14h ago'Tactical contact' not used by police before head-on A66 crash that killed seven, watchdog says
A 'stinger' and 'tactical contact' were not used by police moments before seven men were killed, including two officers, by a vehicle driven the wrong way down a motorway, a watchdog found.
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