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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil

'Take them down' minister tells social media firms amid fury over dangerous driving clips after horror crashes

Social media firms were told by the Government to remove dangerous driving clips immediately after two police officers were killed when a car going the wrong way along a dual carriageway crashed into their vehicle.

Pc Matthew Blades, 37, died alongside Pc Tom Clough, 38, when a Volkswagen Passat, that had been pursued by police, hit their marked armed response vehicle seconds after the chase was terminated.

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