The fire took place less than a mile from a crash that killed seven people, with police not ruling out a connection
A murder investigation has been launched after a child died in a house fire less than a mile from the site of a crash on the A66 which killed seven people.
Two men, aged 23 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody following the fire at an end-of-terrace property in Birchington Avenue, Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, Cleveland Police have confirmed.
In a statement, the force said officers were called to the property at 5:23am on Wednesday and confirmed two people had died, “including one child”.
It said they have yet to be formally identified.
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The force said a 48-year-old woman remains in a critical condition in the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle.
Three other people suffered injuries which are believed to be non life-threatening.
The force would not rule out a link between the blaze and the crash which killed two police officers and five young men.
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