# Seven killed, including two police officers, in UK wrong-side crash

https://mins.news/en/item/29407

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-22 17:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/seven-killed-including-two-police-officers-in-uk-wrong-side-car-crash?traffic_source=rss

> Seven people, including police constables Matthew Blades and Tom Clough, died when a Volkswagen Passat travelling on the wrong side of a major road collided with a marked police car near Middlesbrough during a pursuit. Cleveland Police is investigating the circumstances. The crash follows similar incidents in Ireland linked by authorities to social-media-driven wrong-side driving.

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