Jordanthorpe Parkway crash: Boy fighting for life after air ambulance called to horrific Sheffield crash
A boy is fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific crash near a Sheffield estate last night.
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance was sent to the scene after the crash on the Jordanthoepe Parkway which emergency services say has left the boy with life threatening injuries, and also injured three other people, one seriously.
Police closed the road and the air ambulance landed in a field close to the road.
South Yorkshire Police said: “We were called at 8.32pm last night (Monday 15 December) following a report of a two-vehicle collision on Jordanthorpe Parkway, near the roundabout where it meets Dyche Lane.
“It is reported that a silver Ibiza Seat and a black Nissan Qashqai were involved in a collision, with a 16-year-old boy, who was in the Seat, suffering life-threatening injuries.
“An 18-year-old man who was also in the Seat suffered serious injuries, with three other people suffering minor injuries.”
Police attended the scene and closed the road to carry out further enquiries. Both vehicles have since been recovered and the road was reopened around 3am this morning (16 December).
Police appealing for anyone with information about this collision to get in touch with them.
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They are particularly keen to hear from anyone with relevant dashcam footage in the moments prior to the collision or anyone who witnessed the collision and is yet to contact them.
Contact police online via their website or by calling 101, quoting incident number 890 of 15 December 2025.
Alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously via their website or by calling 0800 555 111.
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service told The Star: “We received an emergency call at 8.32pm last night (15 December) to report a road traffic collision on Jordanthorpe Parkway in Sheffield.
“A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including five ambulances and the air ambulance, and five patients were conveyed to hospital.”