Police watchdog finds no tactical contact before A66 crash

Summarised from 6 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 16:25 · Archive

An investigation found no evidence of tactical contact or stinger use before an A66 crash that killed two police officers and five men.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has completed an initial investigation into a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough that killed two police officers, PC Tom Clough and PC Matthew Blades, and five men. The probe found no evidence of 'tactical contact' or use of a stinger before the collision, which involved a police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat being driven the wrong way down the road.

How it is being reported

• No evidence of ‘tactical contact’ before fatal A66 crash, police watchdog findsThe Independent · 29 Sept, 16:19
• Major update on horror A66 wrong way crash that killed two police officersDaily Express · 29 Sept, 16:17
• Police watchdog finds no evidence of ‘tactical contact’ before A66 crash that killed sevenThe Mirror · 29 Sept, 16:15
• Police watchdog finds no evidence of 'tactical contact' before A66 crash which killed two officersGB News · 29 Sept, 16:00
• Fatal A66 crash that killed hero officers and five men involved no 'tactical contact' or use of stinger, initial probe by police watchdog findsDaily Mail · 29 Sept, 15:58
• 'Tactical contact' not used by police before head-on A66 crash that killed seven, watchdog saysSky News · 29 Sept, 14:14

In this story: Tom Clough · Matthew Blades · Independent Office for Police Conduct · Cleveland Police · Middlesbrough · A66

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