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A66 crash officers died of head and neck injuries, inquest told

Seven people died including two Cleveland police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough.

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27 Aug 2026, 10:46 UTC
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BBC News England
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England / United Kingdom
Source published
27 Aug 2026, 14:13 UTC
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Seven people died including two Cleveland police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough.
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    A66 crash officers died of head and neck injuries, inquest told

    Seven people died including two Cleveland police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough.

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    A66 crash officers died of head and neck injuries, inquest told

    Inquests are opened and adjourned into the deaths of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough.

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    A66 crash officers died of head and neck injuries, inquest told

    Inquests are opened and adjourned into the deaths of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough.

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    Inquests open into A66 crash police deaths

    Inquests are opened and adjourned into the deaths of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough.

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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
  • machine language-signal Investigation language observable-rules-v1 / 65% rule confidence
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#3165
Observed
27 Aug 2026, 14:16 UTC
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200 / parsed
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15,972 bytes, private gzip evidence
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