# Wrong-way crash on UK highway kills seven, including two police officers

https://mins.news/en/video/30084

- Global News, 2026-08-24 00:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZGw8IEr6D8

> A severe wrong-way crash on a highway in northern England killed five young men and two police officers after their vehicle struck a police car head-on. The incident came a week after a similar deadly crash in Ireland, prompting questions about whether social media played a role, though no definite link has been established.

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