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A number of schools have said they will close early on Friday, due to safety concerns over a funeral linked to a crash which killed seven people. It is understood the funeral of Jakub Matusiak, 23, one of five young men killed in the head-on collision with a marked police car on the A66, is due to take place near Middlesbrough. #Middlesbrough #A66 #BBCNews

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