‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to Cleveland police killed in A66 crash
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- Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ as PM offers condolences and asks public to avoid speculationTributes are being paid to two police officers who died on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way along the A66 crashed head on into their vehicle...S1
- Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, were killed when a car which was travelling the wrong way down the A66 collided with their vehicle.S2
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‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to Cleveland police killed in A66 crash
Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ as PM offers condolences and asks public to avoid speculationTributes are being paid to two police officers who died on Teesside when…
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Tributes paid to two ‘brave’ police officers killed in A66 crash
Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, were killed when a car which was travelling the wrong way down the A66 collided with their vehicle.
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Published Aug 23, 2026
What to know
- Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ as PM offers condolences and asks public to avoid speculationTributes are being paid to two police officers who died on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way along the A66 crashed head on into their vehicle...S1
- Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, were killed when a car which was travelling the wrong way down the A66 collided with their vehicle.S2
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