Heartache continues for family of woman critically injured on M1 near Sheffield

The 43-year-old was seriously injured when the black Vauxhall Corsa she was driving was involved in a collision with a maroon DAF HGV on Wednesday morning.

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Her car then collided with the central reservation barrier and was involved in a second collision with a yellow Volvo HGV and a silver Renault Trafic.

The collision on the southbound carriageway, between Junction 31 for Aston and 32 for the M18, led to the closure of the motorway for around 10 hours.

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Earlier this week, the injured woman’s sister, Stacey Richardson, posting on Facebook, said she is not expected to survive.

She described her as ‘an amazing woman with amazing kids’.

A police investigation into the collision is still under way,

Officers want to hear from witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage of the incident.