Ecclesall Road roundabout: Man and woman injured in Sheffield after car goes up in flames following the crash

Photos of the scene at the junction of Moore Street and St Mary’s Gate show how nothing is left of the car but a wrecked and burnt-out chassis. A police cordon is in place and traffic is being diverted around the incident.

South Yorkshire Police has now confirmed the incident was a single-car collision and that a man and woman were injured following the smash at around 5.30am today (February 24).

A spokesperson said: “Officers are currently on scene following a single vehicle collision on Moore Street. Reports came in at around 5.30am that a vehicle had been involved in a collision and then caught fire.

“Two people, a man and a woman, have been injured. The road is currently closed while the carriageway is cleared.”

Early reports and traffic scanner websites such as AA Traffic suggested a lorry was involved in the crash, but this is not the case.

The scene of the crash is almost exactly the same spot of a second highly-publicized collision that occurred earlier this week, when Sheffield’s-own Dan Walker was knocked off his bike while crossing the roundabout. The Channel 5 presenter told his fans on Twitter that he “is only here now” because of his bike helmet.

The roundabout and its adjoining streets have a reputation in Sheffield as collision blackspots. The roundabout in particular has reportedly seen 37 accidents involving cyclists in the past three years.