Traffic chaos and emergency services on scene after major route near Sheffield closed after crash

A major route near Sheffield is reported closed this afternoon, after a crash.

Eyewitness accounts describe the Dronfield bypass as closed in the Chesterfield-bound direction from from the Bowshaw roundabout, near Batemoor.

A car was described as having crashed into the central reservation just after the roundabout

Three unmarked police cars were seen blocking off the entry to the bypass.

Derbyshire Constabulary said in a statement: “The A61 Dronfield bypass southbound is closed at the Dronfield roundabout following a single car collision.

“The driver of the car was not injured. People are asked to avoid the area and use alternative routes. “

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