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Two men, 41 and 84, die in A66 crash

Jonny Manning
BBC News, North East and Cumbria
Terry Blackburn The road closure on the A66 following the crash. Two police officers stand on the road next to a police car. Two National Highways vans are parked next to it. A police van can be seen on the opposite carriageway.Terry Blackburn
Police have asked anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward

Two men have been killed in a car crash on the A66.

Keith McCartney, 41, from Grangetown, Middlesbrough, and Arthur Seaman, 84, from Norton, Stockton, were pronounced dead at the scene near Long Newton interchange at about 21:00 GMT on Tuesday.

Cleveland Police said the men were travelling in separate vehicles and the crash involved a black Nissan Qashqai and a red Vauxhall Astra on the eastbound carriageway.

The road in Stockton, Teesside, was closed for more than eight hours while emergency services tried to save the men and officers investigated, the force added.

Both families are being supported by specially trained officers.

The North East Ambulance Service sent three ambulances to the scene, supported by a response car from the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

The road has since reopened and police are appealing for witnesses.

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