Key facts
- Twelve people were arrested in connection with a fatal A66 crash.
- Seven people, including two police officers, died in the crash.
- Five additional people were arrested in connection with the incident.
- The crash occurred when a Volkswagen Passat, pursued by police, drove the wrong way on the A66.
- The deceased occupants of the Volkswagen were identified as Cole Robert Worthy, Theo Rae, Makai Saddington, Michael Robert Cahill, and Jacob Matusiak.
Twelve people have been arrested in connection with a fatal crash on the A66 that killed seven individuals, including two police officers. The arrests followed an earlier announcement that 12 people had been taken into custody. The incident occurred when a Volkswagen Passat, which had been pursued by police, drove the wrong way along the dual carriageway near Middlesbrough, colliding with a marked armed response vehicle. The five occupants of the Volkswagen were pronounced dead at the scene.