A road has reopened on the M18 after two crashes left one man dead and another with life-changing injuries.
South Yorkshire Police said emergency services were called to reports of a collision near junction 6 on the southbound carriageway involving five vehicles yesterday morning at 10.43am.
They said that despite the best efforts of medical personnel, the driver of one vehicle, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
The M18 was closed in both directions between junction 6 and 7 while officers conducted their work but has since been reopened.
Humberside Police meanwhile said a red Scania HGV and white DAF HGV were involved in a collision on the M18 southbound between, junction 7 to 6 near to Greenlands Lane at around 11.35am.
The driver of the red Scania was taken to hospital to receive medical treatment for potentially life changing injuries.
Following the collision, the road remained closed for several hours to allow officers to conduct initial lines of enquiry and recover the two vehicles.
The police said in a statement: ‘We’d like to thank members of the public for their patience whilst this was carried out, the road has now reopened.
‘We are continuing with enquiries to establish the exact circumstances leading up to the collision and we are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time or saw the vehicles prior to the collision, or has dashcam footage, to please contact us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 177 of 13 November.’
