The crash involved a police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat.
The collision took place at around 3.39am on the A66 in the South Bank area, east of Middlesbrough, news agency Reuters reported citing Cleveland Police.
The crash involved a police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat, while North East Ambulance Service said three vehicles were involved in total. “Sadly, the collision has resulted in multiple fatalities,” a Cleveland Police spokesperson said, adding that officers were working to identify the victims and contact their families. Police said the road would remain shut for some time as emergency services continued to respond to the incident. Police said a significant number of emergency service vehicles remained at the scene and described the situation as a “quickly evolving incident”.
The incident occurred on a major route near Middlesbrough, prompting a significant emergency response in the early hours of Saturday. Several people have died after a crash involving a police vehicle and a passenger car near Middlesbrough in northeast England early on Saturday, authorities said.