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Seven people killed after car driven wrong way on dual carriageway in northeast England

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

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#1797
First seen
22 Aug 2026, 13:51 UTC
Last checked
25 Aug 2026, 04:26 UTC
Version history
6 versions
Current fingerprint
801844c7a764...3cb1ab
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Publisher layer

Recorded article metadata

Image URL supplied by The Irish Times.
Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
22 Aug 2026, 20:42 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
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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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    Seven people killed after car driven wrong way on dual carriageway in northeast England

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

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    Seven people killed after car driven wrong way on dual carriageway in northeast England

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

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    Seven people killed after car driven wrong way on dual carriageway in northeast England

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

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    Seven people killed after car driven wrong way on dual carriageway in northeast England

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    Seven people killed after car driven wrong way on dual carriageway 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

    Seven people killed after car driven wrong way on dual carriageway in northeast England

    Two police officers died in crash that 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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Evidence layer

Capture provenance

Capture ID
#1359
Observed
22 Aug 2026, 20:52 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
838,043 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt