Police confirm deaths of two Sheffield men in horror M1 crash after car overturns

It has been confirmed today that two men killed in a horror crash on the M1 on Sunday night were from Sheffield.
Two young men from Sheffield died in a collision on the M1 on Sunday nightTwo young men from Sheffield died in a collision on the M1 on Sunday night
Two young men from Sheffield died in a collision on the M1 on Sunday night

The men, aged 20 and 22, who have been named locally as Codeye and Tyrone, were travelling along the northbound stretch of the M1 near Woodhall – between J30 for Barlborough and J31 for Sheffield – when the driver of the Volkswagen Golf is believed to have lost control of the vehicle.

South Yorkshire Police said the white Golf left the carriageway, collided with a barrier and a number of trees and then overturned and landed on its roof.

The driver and passenger were pronounced dead at the scene.

No other vehicles are believed to have been involved.

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The motorway was closed for a number of hours in both directions while emergency services responded to the crash and investigative work was carried out at the scene in a bid to piece together exactly what happened.

South Yorkshire Police said: “Our Serious Collisions Unit is appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage after two men were killed in a collision on the M1 on Sunday evening.

“At 7.29pm, a white Volkswagen Golf was travelling northbound on the M1 between Junction 30 and 31.

“The driver of the Golf is believed to have lost control, causing the car to leave the carriageway and collide with the barrier and several trees before coming to rest on its roof.

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“Two men from Sheffield, aged 22 and 20, were sadly pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles are believed to have been involved.

“Both families have now been informed and are being supported by trained officers.

“We are asking any witnesses to the collision, or anyone who witnessed the Golf prior, to get in touch. We are especially keen to hear from anyone with dash cam footage which captured the Golf travelling along the M1 between 7pm and 7.29pm.”

Tributes have been paid to the young men online, with friends expressing their shock at the deaths.

Call 101 and quote incident number 873 of April 4.

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Any footage can be emailed to [email protected] with the incident number listed in the subject line.

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