A61: Police issue details of crash which caused rush hour traffic jam between Sheffield and Chesterfield
By David Kessen
Published 30th Jan 2026, 12:59 BST
Police have described a crash which caused rush hour traffic jams on the main road between Sheffield and Chesterfield this morning.
Emergency services were sent to the incident this morning on the A61 Dronfield bypass, which runs between Sheffield and Chesterfield,
The AA were reporting delays after the incident, which they say was first reported at 8.26am between the Broombank Road and the Bowshaw Roundabout, near Batemoor.
A spokesman for Derbyshire Constabulary confirmed they were sent to the scene, and described the crash as a single car road traffic collision.
The said the car had collided with the central reservation, but the driver had escaped with minor injuries.