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PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died when a car driving the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough struck their vehicle.

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#1949
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23 Aug 2026, 16:38 UTC
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Publisher
BBC News England
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
24 Aug 2026, 07:18 UTC
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PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died when a car driving the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough struck their vehicle.
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    PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

    PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died when a car driving the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough struck their vehicle.

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    PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

    PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died when a car driving the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough struck their vehicle.

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    PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

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    PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

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    PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

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    PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

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    PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

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    PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

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    PC killed in wrong-way crash was 'our hero', family says

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    PC killed in wrong-way crash was 'our hero', family says

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • machine language-signal Death or self-harm observable-rules-v1 / 65% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#1909
Observed
24 Aug 2026, 07:24 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
17,436 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
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metadata and excerpt
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