M1 death crash tragedy: Man and woman killed in horror crash in South Yorkshire named as inquests are opened
A man and woman killed in a horror crash on the M1 in South Yorkshire have been named.
Driver Umar Akbar, aged 23 and passenger Aiza Nageen, 24, tragically died after a collision which closed the M1 for more than 12 hours.
At 11.36pm on Wednesday, November 12, South Yorkshire Police received a call about a collision on the southbound stretch of the M1, between junctions 37 and 36, near Barnsley.
A dark grey BMW is believed to have left the carriageway and collided with a tree.
SYP said at the time: “Emergency services attended and the driver, a man in his 20s, and his passenger, a woman in her 20s, were sadly both pronounced dead at the scene.
“Their families are being supported by family liaison officers and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision is underway and inquests into both deaths have now been opened.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or may have dashcam footage of the car prior to the collision should call 101 and quote incident number 1,119 of November 12, 2025.
Footage can be directly shared with police by logging onto https://unitedkingdom1cpp-portal.digital-policing.co.uk/southyorks/appeal/witnesses-sought-following-fatal-collision-on-m1