Barnsley crash: One in hospital after air ambulance and critical care medic called to horror crash near M1 J38
The Yorkshire air ambulance was scrambled and and a patient taken to hospital after a horrific collision near Barnsley, say emergency services.
South Yorkshire Police urged people to avoid the area while they and Yorkshire Ambulance Service personnel worked at the crash scene, earlier this afternoon.
Ambulance officials have now released details of the emergency response which saw the air ambulance on the scene, as well as conventional road ambulance.
They said in a statement: “We received an emergency call at 11.05am on Friday morning to report a collision close to Junction 38 on the M1 (southbound).
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“A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including an ambulance, critical care paramedic, team leader and air ambulance.
“One patient has been conveyed to Leeds General Infirmary.”
South Yorkshire Police earlier described a road closure being put in place at at exit slip road on the M1 Southbound at Junction 38, with another road closure also in place at the nearby Haigh roundabout.
Police have been approached for more details.