‘Multiple’ people die in crash involving police vehicle and car in North Yorkshire
Latest update from The Guardian World: Two police officers among seven people killed in North Yorkshire crash. Watchdog launches inquiry into collision involving police car and another vehicle on A66 in early hours of Saturday Seven people, including two police officers, died in a crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday, Cleveland police have said. The police regulator has launched an investigation after the collision, it has been confirmed. The crash happened on the A66 in South Bank, North Yorkshire , in the early hours of Saturday, according to local authorities. “Around 3.39am this morning, a collision took place involving a police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat on the A66 in South Bank,” a Cleveland police spokesperson said. “Sadly, the collision has resulted in multiple fatalities. There are significant emergency vehicles on the scene and the road will remain closed for some time.” The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is investigating the crash, said officers from the Cleveland force had spotted a suspicious vehicle.
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Latest update from The Guardian World: Two police officers among seven people killed in North Yorkshire crash. Watchdog launches inquiry into collision involving police car and another vehicle on A66 in early hours of Saturday Seven people, including two police officers, died in a crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday, Cleveland police have said. The police regulator has launched an investigation after the collision, it has been confirmed. The crash happened on the A66 in South Bank, North Yorkshire , in the early hours of Saturday, according to local authorities. “Around 3.39am this morning, a collision took place involving a police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat on the A66 in South Bank,” a Cleveland police spokesperson said. “Sadly, the collision has resulted in multiple fatalities. There are significant emergency vehicles on the scene and the road will remain closed for some time.” The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is investigating the crash, said officers from the Cleveland force had spotted a suspicious vehicle.