Police issue warning after car aquaplanes on motorway near SheffieldÂ

A warning has been issued by South Yorkshire Police after a car aquaplaned and crashed on the M1 near Sheffield.
A car crashed after aquaplaning on the M1 near Sheffield yesterdayA car crashed after aquaplaning on the M1 near Sheffield yesterday
A car crashed after aquaplaning on the M1 near Sheffield yesterday

The car was travelling northbound when it lost control on a patch of water during torrential rain yesterday afternoon and collided with the crash barrier near junction 34 for Tinsley and Meadowhall.

A car crashed after aquaplaning on the M1 near Sheffield yesterdayA car crashed after aquaplaning on the M1 near Sheffield yesterday
A car crashed after aquaplaning on the M1 near Sheffield yesterday
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The vehicle lost one of its wheels and ruptured its fuel tank in the smash but the driver escaped unharmed.

South Yorkshire Police said it was one of a number of collisions caused by cars aquaplaning yesterday.

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A car lost a wheel and ruptured its fuel tank after aquaplaning on the M1 near Sheffield yesterdayA car lost a wheel and ruptured its fuel tank after aquaplaning on the M1 near Sheffield yesterday
A car lost a wheel and ruptured its fuel tank after aquaplaning on the M1 near Sheffield yesterday

In a Facebook Post, South Yorkshire Police's traffic officers said: 'This is another plea from us asking people to slow down when the weather is wet.

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'The conditions have been really bad across the network and all it takes is for your vehicle to hit a patch of standing water and you will end up a passenger in your own vehicle with little or no control over it.'