Seven killed in UK after car driven wrong way down road
Two UK police officers were among seven people killed in a two-vehicle collision near Middlesbrough in the early hours of the morning.
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- RTÉ News
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- Ireland
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- 22 Aug 2026, 08:35 UTC
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- UK
Two UK police officers were among seven people killed in a two-vehicle collision near Middlesbrough in the early hours of the morning.
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Seven killed in UK after car driven wrong way down road
Two UK police officers were among seven people killed in a two-vehicle collision near Middlesbrough in the early hours of the morning.
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Two police officers among seven killed in UK collision
Two UK police officers were among seven people killed in a two-vehicle collision near Middlesbrough in the early hours of this morning.
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Two UK police officers are among seven people killed in a two-vehicle collision near Middlesbrough in the early hours of this morning.
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Multiple deaths in collision involving UK police vehicle
An investigation is under way into a crash which killed several people following a police pursuit in the early hours of this morning, the UK's police watchdog said.
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Multiple deaths in collision involving UK police vehicle
An investigation is under way into a crash which killed several people following a police pursuit in the early hours of this morning, the UK's police watchdog said.
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An investigation is under way into a crash which killed several people following a police pursuit in the early hours of this morning, the UK's police watchdog said.
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Multiple people have died after a crash involving a police vehicle in the UK in the early hours of this morning.
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- #1296
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- 22 Aug 2026, 16:51 UTC
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