Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo Cleveland Police officers, PC Tom Clough and PC Matthew Blades, were killed in a collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough. The crash occurred when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway struck their marked armed response vehicle. All five occupants of the Volkswagen Passat were also killed, bringing the total death toll from the incident to seven. PC Clough and PC Blades have been remembered as “heroes” who “put everything on the line to protect us”.The Police Service of Northern Ireland said: “The loss of two dedicated officers in the line of duty is felt profoundly across the entire policing family.”In fullA66 crash: Tributes pour in for ‘brave’ police constables killed in Middlesbrough collisionMore 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

Devastated to hear that two police officers have lost their lives while on duty in Cleveland this morning, as well as five members of the public.My thoughts are with the families…

A police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in the fatal collision in the early hours of this morning