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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dan Haygarth

Flares set off and balloons released as hundreds gather for vigil after A66 crash

Hundreds of people gathered at a tense vigil after seven people, including two police officers, died in a crash on the A66.

PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed when a Volkswagen Passat, which had been pursued by police, was driven the wrong way along a dual carriageway near Middlesbrough early on Saturday and hit their marked armed response vehicle.

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