PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died on Saturday when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down the A66 crashed head-on into their police car.

The police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed it has launched an investigation into the fatal crash

The two police officers killed in a crash involving a Volkswagen Passat and a police vehicle on the A66 in South Bank have been named as PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough