M1 crash junction 30: Police issue statement on crash which brought rush hour chaos to motorway near Sheffield
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Police have issued a statement on a crash which started hours of chaos on the M1 last night near Sheffield
South Yorkshire Police[2] were sent to the incident between junctions 30 and 31 northbound last night, Tuesday, August 13, after a crash which caused major tailbacks during rush hour.
More misery was caused for drivers[3] shortly afterwards, as a car caught fire[4] near junction 30, leading to the northbound carriageway being closed altogether for a period of time while firefighters dealt with the blaze.
Today, police[5] released a statement on the rush hour crash which had initially started the traffic[6] jams.
They said: “At 5.17pm on Tuesday 13 August, we responded to reports of a road traffic collision between junction 30 and junction 31 on the M1 north.
“A blue Ford Kuga and white lorry were involved in a collision, fortunately no injuries were reported.
“Two lanes were closed at the location of the collision and were reopened at around 6.28pm on Tuesday.”
National Highways[7] said the later incident, involving a vehicle on fire, finally cleared at 8.19pm.
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- ^ National Highways (www.thestar.co.uk)