Road temporarily closed as police investigate crash between Vauxhall and Ford Transit van in Wath, Rotherham
Police have revealed the cause of hold ups on the roads in part of Rotherham yesterday.
Residents in the Wath were hit by delays yesterday (December 15) as police cars descended upon Melton High Street.
Cars were diverted as officers closed off a section of the road, near its junction with Princess Street.
Today (December 16), South Yorkshire Police have told The Star that the closure was due to a collision between a white Ford Transit and grey Vauxhall Grandland X.
Investigations were carried out, with Yorkshire Ambulance Service saying that they did not attend the incident.
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: “We were called yesterday at 5.47pm to reports of a road traffic collision on Melton High Street in Wath, Rotherham.
“It is reported that a white Ford Transit and a grey Vauxhall Grandland X were involved in a collision.
“A segment of Melton High Street near to Princess Street was closed for a short period of time while officers carried out enquiries and reopened a short time later.”