Football supporters have paid tribute to two police constables who died in a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough.
The officers have been named as PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough. Both died following the crash, which took place on the A66 close to Middlesbrough.
The deaths were marked by fans at a Middlesbrough match, where tributes were paid to the two officers. The gesture reflected the impact of the fatalities on the local community and those attending the fixture.
The latest confirmed details are that PC Blades and PC Clough died in a head-on collision near Middlesbrough and have been publicly identified. No further confirmed information about the circumstances of the crash was included in the supplied material.
