SHOCKING A66 LINK: COLE WORTHY’S FATHER HAD HIS HOME RAMMED JUST BEFORE THE FATAL CRASH

A previously unknown detail has added another layer to the investigation into the devastating A66 crash — the home of 17-year-old Cole Worthy’s father was reportedly rammed by a vehicle shortly before the fatal collision.

Cole Worthy was one of five young men travelling in a Volkswagen Passat when the vehicle was driven the wrong way along the A66 near Middlesbrough and collided with a Cleveland Police armed response vehicle.

Two police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, were also killed in the collision.

But investigators are now examining what happened in the moments leading up to the tragedy.

A HOUSE RAMMED BEFORE THE CRASH

According to Sky News and ITV News, a property belonging to Cole’s father was rammed shortly before the fatal incident.

Police had received multiple reports of two vehicles being driven dangerously around Middlesbrough.

One of those vehicles, a Volvo XC60, was reportedly seen ramming properties in the area.

The second vehicle was the Volkswagen Passat that was later involved in the A66 collision. Police believe the two vehicles were connected.

The property reportedly suffered significant damage, including smashed windows and damage to the front of the building.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

The timeline is now one of the key elements investigators are working to establish.

Reports indicate that Cole and the other occupants of the Passat set off after his father’s property had been rammed.

The sequence of events then escalated rapidly, eventually ending with the Passat travelling in the wrong direction on the A66.

Moments later, it collided with the police vehicle carrying PC Blades and PC Clough.

All seven people in the two vehicles died in the collision.

NO EVIDENCE AGAINST COLE’S FATHER

Despite the shocking connection, investigators have not suggested that Cole’s father was involved in criminal activity.

That distinction is important as police continue to investigate the wider circumstances surrounding the crash and the events that preceded it.

Cleveland Police have made numerous arrests as part of what officers have described as a complex investigation involving suspected serious and organised crime.

The investigation is continuing to examine the relationship between the vehicles, the reports of dangerous driving and the events immediately before the fatal collision.

A TRAGEDY WITH A MUCH BIGGER STORY BEHIND IT

The A66 crash initially appeared to be a horrific road collision.

But the emerging timeline suggests there was a much more complicated sequence of events beforehand.

A property was reportedly rammed.

Two vehicles were allegedly involved in dangerous driving around Middlesbrough.

Then the Passat ended up travelling in the wrong direction on the A66, where it collided with a police vehicle.

The unanswered question now is what happened between those events — and why the situation escalated so rapidly.

As investigators continue piecing together the timeline, the discovery involving Cole Worthy’s father’s home could prove to be an important part of understanding what happened in the final moments before the tragedy.