12 dead in UK, Ireland 'wrong-side' crashes

Twelve people have died in less than a week in accidents in England and Ireland involving cars being driven the wrong way on major roads, amid a social media trend for “wrong-side” driving. Seven people, including two serving police officers, died early on Saturday in a crash on the main A66 road near Middlesbrough in northeastern England, police said. Authorities are investigating the exact circumstances but said the collision followed a pursuit of a suspicious vehicle which ended up being d...

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