Incident closed major road for hours

A woman has been seriously injured in a crash on the Stocksbridge bypass, which closed the road during rush hour.

A woman was taken to hospital by ambulance. File picture of ambulance: David Kessen, National World | David Kessen

placeholder image — A woman was taken to hospital by ambulance. File picture of ambulance: David Kessen, National World | David Kessen

Emergency services were called to the scene after the crash on Friday afternoon, shortly before 4pm, and the injured woman was taken to hospital by ambulance.

It is understood her injuries were not life threatening.

South Yorkshire Police told The Star: “At 3.53pm on Friday (12 June) we received reports of a road traffic collision on the A616 Stocksbridge Bypass, in Sheffield.

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“It is reported a HGV and a black Nissan X-Trail were involved in a collision.

“The driver of the Nissan, a woman in her 50s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries, that are not thought to be life-threatening.”

The road was closed following the collision but was reopened around 7.20pm the same day.