Update: Flowers left at scene of fatal crash on a Sheffield main road

Family and friends of a 21-year-old man killed in a car crash on a Sheffield main road have left flowers and candles at the scene.
Scene of a fatal RTC on Barnsley Road in Sheffield
Picture Dean AtkinsScene of a fatal RTC on Barnsley Road in Sheffield
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Scene of a fatal RTC on Barnsley Road in Sheffield Picture Dean Atkins

Floral tributes have been tied to a lamppost on Barnsley Road and candles spelling out the victim’s name have been placed on the pavement below.

A young man, named only as Martin, died in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Scene of a fatal RTC on Barnsley Road in Sheffield
Picture Dean AtkinsScene of a fatal RTC on Barnsley Road in Sheffield
Picture Dean Atkins
Scene of a fatal RTC on Barnsley Road in Sheffield Picture Dean Atkins

Two others were injured in the collision.

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Police were called to the scene at 3.41am following reports that three vehicles had collided close to the junction of Barnsley Road and Herries Road.

The 21-year-old driver of a black coloured Skoda Fabia, which was travelling away from the city centre, was taken to the nearby Northern General Hospital where he died a short time later.

Two other vehicles, a black Hackney Carriage and a white Toyota Auris private hire vehicle, that were both travelling in the opposite direction were struck in the collision. A 51-year-old man who was a passenger in the Auris suffered minor injuries.

The road was closed for around eight hours while the scene was examined, vehicles recovered and the road surface cleaned.

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