M1 crash causes delays

For anyone using the M1 south just before Meadowhall on Saturday, this was the cause of your hold up – a spectacular but thankfully only minor injury collision between an HGV and trailer and what used to be a caravan.

South Yorkshire Police said “We appreciate that this would have caused a lot of inconvenience to people and we know that the tailbacks were quite significant, so we would like to offer some thanks and some apologies.

First of all, thanks to the vast majority of motorists who waited patiently for us and our Highways England colleagues to deal with the aftermath.

We would also like to thank the vast majority of people that complied with the red “X”s closing lanes. Those big red “X”s are used to keep those involved safe and to allow us to try and sweep up without dodging oncoming traffic.”

Unfortunately not all motorists complied with lane closure signs, making the cleanup operation longer than needed.