Four Middlesbrough Schools Close Early for 23-Year-Old A66 Crash Victim's Funeral
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 3
Four Middlesbrough Schools Close Early for 23-Year-Old A66 Crash Victim's Funeral
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 3
Summary
Four schools in South Bank and Teesville will shut around lunchtime on Friday after police warned Jakub Matusiak's funeral could bring large crowds and disrupt travel from 15:00 to 17:00.
Jakub Matusiak, 23, was one of seven people killed on 22 August when a Volkswagen Passat drove the wrong way on the A66 and hit a marked police car near South Bank.
South Bank Primary, Outwood Academy Normanby, Archway Academy and St Margaret Clitherow's said early closure was needed to protect pupils, staff and families; pastoral support will also be available.
Cleveland Police and Redcar and Cleveland Council are managing traffic across South Bank, Teesville, Ormesby, Marton and Acklam Road, while the Mackenzie Thorpe Centre will close all day.
The funeral follows heightened tensions after disorder at a vigil in County Durham, while the police watchdog said officers had stopped pursuing the Passat 10 seconds before the fatal crash.