Man Utd pay tribute to 'proud Red' crash death officer

The widow and two children of PC Matthew Blades will be at Old Trafford for Manchester United's Premier League game with Ipswich.

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Man Utd pay tribute to 'proud Red' crash death officer

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PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died in a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough.

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North Yorkshire A66 wrong-way crash deaths

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Manchester United paid tribute to PC Matthew Blades, one of two police officers killed with five young people in the A66 wrong-way crash, and his widow and two children were due to attend the club's Premier League match against Ipswich at Old Trafford.

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In this event Police officers killed in wrong-way crash mourned in 'unimaginable loss' Earlier coverage

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BBC Published 30 August 2026

Man Utd pay tribute to 'proud Red' crash death officer

BBC Published 29 August 2026

Football fans pay tribute to crash death officers

PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died in a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough.

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