Vehicles set on fire at vigil for A66 crash victim Michael Cahill

28 Aug 2026 • 5:04 PM MYT
The Independent
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Vehicles set on fire at vigil for A66 crash victim Michael Cahill

  • Vehicles were set on fire and flares released during a vigil in County Durham for 23-year-old Michael Cahill, one of seven people killed in a head-on crash on the A66.
  • Two Cleveland Police officers and five young men died in Saturday's collision, which occurred following a police pursuit in Teesside.
  • Police have arrested 17 people as part of wider investigations into alleged organised crime linked to the fatal crash.
  • More than 200 additional police officers have been deployed to the area following further violent incidents, including a fatal house fire and a stabbing.
  • Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the house fire that killed a 34-year-old woman and her seven-year-old niece.

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