Balaclava-clad mourners gather at A66 crash victim funeral
Hundreds of people - some wearing balaclavas - have gathered in Middlesbrough for the first funeral of one of five young men killed in a head-on crash on the A66. Jakub Matusiak, also known as Jacob, was killed when a Volkswagen Passat he was travelling in hit a marked police car while going the wrong way down a dual carriageway.
TL;DR
- Hundreds gathered in Middlesbrough for the funeral of Jakub Matusiak.
- Matusiak was one of five young men who died in a head-on crash on the A66.
- The crash involved a Volkswagen Passat traveling the wrong way and a marked police car.
- Two police officers, Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough, were killed in the collision.
- The five young men in the Passat were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Traffic disruption was expected in the area due to the funeral.