Tragedy as man dies after being hit by ambulance as busy Sheffield junction closed for hours
Road was closed while police dealt with incident
A man has tragically died after a crash involving an ambulance and a pedestrian in an incident which shut a busy Sheffield junction for hours.
South Yorkshire Police were sent to the scene on Wednesday (September 9) evening, and closed the road with police tape while they worked after the collision on Myrtle Road, Heeley.
They said that the man who has died was a pedestrian.
Paramedics battled to save the life of the man, but he died at the scene of the incident.
South Yorkshire Police said in a statement: “At 6.41pm yesterday (Wednesday 10 September), we were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Myrtle Road, Sheffield.
“It is reported that a man was involved in a collision with an ambulance.
“Medical staff performed CPR on the 26-year-old man, but he sadly died at the scene.
“Officers attended and the driver of the ambulance remained at the scene to assist officers with their enquiries.”
The man’s family is being supported by officers following this tragic incident, said officers.
The junction where the incident happened is described as a busy one by residents.