Seven killed, including two police officers, in UK ‘wrong-side’ car crash
Summary
Seven people, including two police officers, died in a head-on crash near Middlesbrough, England, when a car driving on the wrong side of the road hit a police vehicle. Similar deadly crashes involving wrong-way driving have also occurred recently in the UK and Ireland, causing concern about a trend linked to social media.Key Facts
- The crash happened early Saturday near Middlesbrough in northeast England.
- Five passengers in a Volkswagen Passat were driving on the wrong side of the road.
- The Passat collided head-on with a police car during a police pursuit.
- All seven people in both vehicles died at the scene.
- The two officers who died were named Matthew Blades (37) and Tom Clough (38).
- Similar wrong-side driving crashes have caused 12 deaths in the UK and Ireland in less than a week.
- Authorities in Ireland believe some wrong-side driving is done for social media attention.
- Irish officials have asked the video app TikTok to explain how it removes content promoting dangerous driving.
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