Seven people, including two police officers, died in a car crash in northeast England on Saturday after a car heading the wrong way down a major road hit a marked police armed response car, the local police force said.Cleveland Police said the incident took place in the early hours of Saturday near the South Bank area east of Middlesbrough and that all occupants of the two cars died at the scene.“This is an incredibly sad day for Cleveland,” Cleveland Police Chief Constable Victoria Fuller said.
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7 dead in UK after vehicle travelling in wrong direction hits police car
Seven people, including two police officers, died in a car crash in northeast England on Saturday after a car heading the wrong way down a major road hit a marked police armed response car, the local police force said. Cleveland Police said the incident took place in the early hours of Saturday nea
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