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Middlesbrough: Deadly house fire and A66 crash not linked, say police

The Independent UK News · 28 August 2026 at 16:11

Middlesbrough: Deadly house fire and A66 crash not linked, say police

A house fire in Middlesbrough that killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt and a crash on the nearby A66 last weekend, which left seven people dead, are not being treated as linked by police.

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Middlesbrough: Deadly house fire and A66 crash not linked, say police

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