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Seven people killed after car drives wrong way on main road in northeast England

Two police officers died in crash that took place near Middlesbrough in early hours of Saturday

By Clara Margotin, Press Association
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#1772
First seen
22 Aug 2026, 09:06 UTC
Last checked
22 Aug 2026, 13:21 UTC
Version history
2 versions
Current fingerprint
658a5b07ba6c...1c832f
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Publisher layer

Recorded article metadata

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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
22 Aug 2026, 08:59 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Clara Margotin, Press Association
Section
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Source-supplied excerpt
Two police officers died in crash that took place near Middlesbrough in early hours of Saturday
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    Revision observed

    Seven people killed after car drives wrong way on main road in northeast England

    Two police officers died in crash that took place near Middlesbrough in early hours of Saturday

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    Initial capture

    Multiple people die after collision involving police vehicle in northeast England

    Crash, which also involved a Volkswagen Passat, took place near Middlesbrough in early hours of Saturday

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • machine language-signal Death or self-harm observable-rules-v1 / 65% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#1239
Observed
22 Aug 2026, 13:21 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
806,059 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt
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