Police describe crash which caused traffic chaos on M1 near Sheffield
There were miles of tailbacks
Police have described a crash which closed a section of the M1 near Sheffield at the weekend, causing major tailbacks.
Emergency services were sent to the collision on the M1 near Sheffield on Saturday morning, with traffic jams reported.
National Highways reported at just before 11am that the M1 northbound was closed between junctions 30 and 31 due to the incident, between Barlborough and Sheffield, describing it as a ‘multi-vehicle collision’.
South Yorkshire Police said the incident had been caused by a car that had flipped over.
The said a rolling road block was put in place while the vehicle was removed and the ambulance service attended.
It is understood no serious injuries were suffered in the incident.
National Highways said South Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service worked on the scene and described two mile tailbacks at one stage.