Latest news in Yorkshire: April 11, 2019 11:45:35 AM
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A 61-year-old man was killed in a road traffic collision on the M1
yesterday morning.
Investigating officers are appealing for witnesses to the collision
which happened at 7.12am on Wednesday 10 April.
The man’s Peugeot Boxer van was travelling south between junction 35 and
34 when it’s believed it collided with the central reservation before
swerving across the carriageway towards the hard shoulder. The van then
overturned on top of the crash barrier.
Despite efforts from the public, the police and paramedics to revive
him, the driver was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident resulted in both sides of the motorway being closed, the
southbound side for a number of hours.
The family of the driver has been notified. Officers would ask that the
public refrain from posting speculation or potentially distressing
content about the collision online. We will not be releasing any further
details about the man involved at this time.
Officers are now appealing for anyone who saw or has dash-cam footage of
what happened to come forward. If you can help, please call 101 quoting
incident number 164 of 10 April 2019. You can also call Crimestoppers on
0800 555 111.
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[tags fatal collision, m1, rotherham]