Why road near Norfolk Park in Sheffield was closed off by police overnight
By Finn Smith
Published 9th Nov 2026, 10:18 GMT
Officers were at the scene just after midnight
A road near a popular Sheffield park was sealed off by police in the early hours of the morning.
St Aidan’s Road, near to Norfolk Park and St Aidan’s Playing Field, was blocked off by officers just after midnight on Monday, November 9.
Police vehicles guarded the road as tape was put up to stop people travelling through.
It is understood that the force was called to reports of a person being injured in a possible collision with a car.
However, after investigating, officers concluded that the person had suffered a medical incident and there were no suspicious circumstances.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “This was a medical incident and the scene has been stood down.”