- Two Cleveland Police officers, PCs Tom Clough, 38, and Matthew Blades, 37, have been killed in a head-on collision on the A66 in Teesside while in the line of duty.
- The collision occurred when their vehicle was struck by a Volkswagen Passat travelling on the wrong side of the road, killing all five occupants of the car and bringing the total death toll to seven.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirmed police had abandoned a seven-minute pursuit of the Passat 10 seconds before the crash when it drove onto the wrong side of the carriageway.
- Moving tributes have been paid by the officers' families, who described them as heroes, as a public fundraiser to support their families reached over £230,000.
- The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the tragic crash, gathering initial statements from officers involved, in-car footage, and incident logs.
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