Multiple people have died following a collision between a police vehicle and a car near Middlesbrough, ambulance officials have said.
The crash involved a police vehicle and another car. According to ambulance officials, a number of patients died at the scene.
The collision occurred near Middlesbrough, but further details about the exact location, the time of the crash, the number of vehicles involved beyond the police vehicle and car, or the identities of those who died have not been confirmed in the information available.
No additional details have been provided about the circumstances leading up to the collision, whether anyone else was injured, or whether any investigation has been launched.
The latest confirmed position is that emergency medical officials have reported multiple deaths at the scene of the crash near Middlesbrough.
