Recovery underway after car collides with HGV on M1 motorway near Sheffield

Recovery work is underway on the M1 near Sheffield after a crash involving a car and a HGV.

Traffic is moving again after the collision at around 1.15pm today (September 11) on the southbound route just before the Tinsley Viaduct near J34.

One man was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Two lanes were temporarily closed, causing severe congestion and queues stretching for around two miles.

AA Traffic reports the traffic is now moving well.

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: “At 1.17pm today, we were called to reports of a road traffic collision at J34 on the M1 southbound.

“It is reported that a HGV and a car were involved in a collision. One man received minor injuries and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

“Two lanes have been closed and will reopen when the car has been recovered from the scene.”

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