M1 driver ‘hit central reservation and went into embankment’ in horror crash near Sheffield

The M1 is currently closed between junctions 34 and 35 near Meadowhall following a serious crash. 

The air ambulance was deployed to the scene and there was a full closure between the junctions. 

One eyewitness said that the driver ‘hit the central reservation and went’ into the embankment during the crash. 

Highways England said that trapped traffic has been released past the scene but the road will remain closed once the traffic has been released. 

More to follow.