Seventeen other people are hospitalised after a minibus full of football fans overturned on the A1(M) on Saturday.
Emergency arrived at the scene on Britain’s main highway near Pontefract on April 13 following reports of a twist of fate involving a black Skoda Fabia and a single-decker Iris minibus, believed to be carrying South Shields FC supporters.
A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: “We responded to the incident with a large amount of resources and 17 patients were transported to area hospitals.
Photographs posted on social media show the extent of the damage sustained by the vehicle, which overturned on the northbound carriageway between junctions 40 and 41.
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South Shields FC director Lee Picton told the BBC he felt “sick to his stomach” after hearing about the injured fans.
He said the club would communicate “personally” with injured fans and offer their help.
Picton said: “We’ll do everything we can as a club to reach out to those other people to see how they’re doing and offer them our support. “
He added that other enthusiasts flocked to the crash site to “offer comfort to those involved. “
And he thanked “all the supporters and other people who stopped on the side of the road to help others in the accident. “
Following an initial investigation, Yorkshire Police said they believed there was a third vehicle on the road alongside the Skoda Fabia and an Iris single-decker minibus.
Officers from the Traffic Police Unit are continuing their investigations, the service added.
It has been reported that a further 17 people were taken to hospital after a horrific minibus accident on the A1(M) near Pontefrac on Saturday night.
A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: “We responded to the incident with a large amount of resources and 17 patients were transported to area hospitals.
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The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said in a statement released tonight that its staff were employing a “wide range of resources” to respond to tonight’s incident.
A spokesperson said: “We won a call at 7:06 p. m. related to a road incident on the A1 near Darrington, West Yorkshire.
“We are responding to the ongoing incident with a wide diversity of resources and that is why we are very busy right now.
“We inspire others in the domain to use our system wisely.
“NHS 111 online can get you the maximum care suited to your wishes in 111. nhs. uk. In the event of an emergency, please continue to call 999. “
National Highways expects the northern segment of the A1(M) to remain closed overnight.
The southern slope has been reopened, according to the organization, but fate will likely make the other recently closed stretch inaccessible.
Highways England has also planned a detour for the M62, which leads to the A1.
The address is as follows:
– Exit the A1(M), at the Darrington access road, and continue on the A1 (off-motorway traffic).
– Keep left and take the exit onto M62/Hull.
– At the roundabout, take the exit and merge onto the M62.
Authorities have set up a detour from the Darrington exit onto J32A, which leads to the M62.
The address is as follows:
– Exit the A1(M), at the Darrington access road, and continue on the A1 (off-motorway traffic).
– Keep left and take the exit onto M62/Hull.
– At the roundabout, take the exit and merge onto the M62.
– Continue on the M62 until the next junction.
– Exit the M62 onto the J32A and merge onto the A1(M).
All emergencies are at the scene on the A1(M) this afternoon, National Highways said.
In its latest update, the organization said its traffic officers were along with the air ambulance and police personnel.
He said: “All emergency services, West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Air Ambulance, are on standby.
“National traffic officers are also present to manage traffic.
“Due to the nature of the incident, the road will remain closed for some time. “
The A1(M) is closed northbound in West Yorkshire between two junctions, National Highways said.
The road is closed between the exits and 41, the organization reported in a message on X, formerly Twitter.
The service reported: “The #A1M in #WestYorkshire remains CLOSED northbound between J40 (#Darrington) and J41 (#M62) due to a collision involving an overturned vehicle.
“At this time, traffic is still blocked on the southbound roadway. “
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