Two UK police officers among seven killed in collision | RTÉ News

Two UK police officers were among seven people killed in a two-vehicle collision near Middlesbrough in the early hours of the morning.

The UK's Independent Office for Police Conduct said an investigation is under way into the crash.

Cleveland Police said Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough were in a marked police vehicle.

Five other people were in a Volkswagen Passat which was being driven the wrong way along the A66 in South Bank before it collided with the police car, which was travelling on the same road in the right direction, police said.

All seven people in both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene.

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