Man fighting for life after attack near Rotherham roundabout

Detectives investigating an attack in Rotherham which left a man critically injured have appealed for anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
Midland Road at the junction with Garden Street, Masbrough. Picture: Google.Midland Road at the junction with Garden Street, Masbrough. Picture: Google.
Midland Road at the junction with Garden Street, Masbrough. Picture: Google.

Officers were called to Midland Road at its junction with Garden Street, Masbrough, at 6.25pm yesterday following initial reports that a man had been involved in a collision.

But South Yorkshire Police said an assessment of his injuries at hospital indicated that the 39-year-old man had been seriously assaulted.

He remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition.

Anyone with any dashcam footage or information should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 666 of February 4.