Claywheels Lane incident Sheffield: Air ambulance called as two injured in car and pedestrian police incident

The incident, described as a collision, happened early on Sunday afternoon, at Clay Wheels Lane, near Middlewood, with several emergency vehicles sent to the scene, with both the Yorkshire Ambulance Service and South Yorkshire Police called into action. It is understood one individual suffered serious injuries.

Clay Wheels Lane

There were reports on social media of a police cordon near Beeley Wood while the crews dealt with the incident.

Tne Yorkshire Ambulance Service said iin a statement today: “There was a collision between a car and pedestrian just before 1pm on Sunday on Clay Wheels Lane, Middlewood. An air ambulance, two ambulances and a rapid response vehicle were dispatched to the scene and two patients were conveyed by road to Northern General Hospital.”

South Yorkshire Police said that one of the pedestrians had been left with ‘life altering injuries’ after the incident. Officers appealed for witness, saying the people who had been in the car had fled the scene.

A spokesman for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance added: “The initial call to 999 was made at 12.58, with the YAA being allocated at 13.05. The crew were airborne by 3.10 and arrived on scene in our G-YAAA helicopter.

“We can confirm that we did not airlift the patient.”