Seven people have died following a crash on the A66 involving a Volkswagen Passat and a marked police car in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The collision happened at about 03:30 BST. Two police officers died after the Volkswagen Passat struck their marked vehicle on the A66.
The incident has been described as a deadly crash that left seven people dead in total. The supplied information identifies the vehicles involved as a Volkswagen Passat and a marked police car, and confirms that two of those who died were police officers.
No names, force details, further casualty information or additional circumstances surrounding the collision have been provided in the supplied material.
The latest confirmed position is that the crash occurred on Saturday at 03:30 BST and resulted in seven deaths. Further details on how the collision unfolded, and any subsequent investigation, have not been included in the information supplied.
