Snake Pass: Tragedy as man killed in car crash on road near Sheffield
A man has tragically died after a serious crash which closed a trans-Pennine road near Sheffield at the weekend.
Derbyshire Constabulary has today confirmed the man died after a crash which saw his car leave the road and collide with an embankment on Sunday afternoon.
The road was closed for around three hours while emergency services were on the scene yesterday afternoon.
Police said in a statement today: “Officers were called out to reports that a car had left the Snake Road in Bamford and gone onto an embankment at about 4pm on Sunday, November 16
“Emergency services attended the scene and sadly a man aged in his 50s, who was the driver, was declared dead shortly after.
“The man’s family have been notified and are being supported by specialist officers.
“Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”
Police say an investigation is now being carried out on behalf of the coroner.
No other vehicles were involved and nobody else was injured in the incident.
The road was closed between the Snake Pass Inn and Hagg Farm.
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The Snake Pass is one of Sheffield’s main trans-Pennine routes, taking traffic between Sheffield and Manchester, along with the Woodhead Pass, further north, and the M62, which joins the M1 near Leeds.
The Snake currently has a number of sets of temporary traffic lights in place around areas where parts of the road have collapsed.