Three taken to hospital after M1 crash near Sheffield
Several vehicles reported to be involved in collision on motorway
Three people were taken to hospital after a crash on the M1 near Sheffield at the weekend, say ambulance bosses.
Emergency services were sent to the collision on the M1 near Sheffield on Saturday morning, with traffic jams reported, after a car flipped over and up onto its side.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service confirmed it had taken people to hospital.
The service said in a statement today: “We received an emergency call at 10.06am on Saturday 5 September to report a road traffic collision on the M1 between junctions 30 and 31.
“Three ambulances were dispatched to the scene and three patients were conveyed to hospital.”
Police earlier described the crash which closed a section of the M1 near Sheffield at the weekend as having causing major tailbacks.
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 force said a rolling road block was put in place while the vehicle was removed and the ambulance service attended.
It said it was understood that 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.