Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleInquests have opened into the deaths of police officers PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, who were killed in a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough. Provisional medical evidence confirmed both officers died from severe head and neck injuries sustained in the head-on collision. The court heard that a Volkswagen Passat travelling against the flow of traffic struck the officers' marked police car. The Passat had been subject to a police pursuit, but the pursuit was aborted after it entered the carriageway in the wrong direction prior to the crash. All seven people across both vehicles died at the scene, with separate inquest openings scheduled for the five occupants of the Passat aged between 17 and 23. In fullInquests opened for two police officers killed in A66 crash that left seven deadMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Coroner opens inquests into death of police officers in A66 crash
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleInquests have opened into the deaths of police officers PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, who were killed in a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough. Provisional medical evidence confirmed both officers died from severe head and neck injuries sustained in the head-on collision. The court heard that a Volkswagen Passat travelling against the flow of traffic struck the officers' marked police car. The Passat had been subject to a police pursuit, but the pursuit was aborted after it entered the carriageway in the wrong direction prior to the crash. All seven people across both vehicles died at the scene, with separate inquest openings scheduled for the five occupants of the Passat aged between 17 and 23. In fullInquests opened for two police officers killed in A66 crash that left seven deadMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
