Man dies after lorry collision on A1(M) following earlier smash with car
A van driver has died after he was in collision with a lorry on the A1(M) north of Doncaster – just minutes after his van was involved in a crash with another vehicle.
Police are now trying to piece together the tragedy near Darrington this morning.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision on the A1(M) northbound at Darrington and an earlier collision nearby.
"Police received reports at 7.36am of a man walking on the hard shoulder on the A1(M).
“While emergency services were being deployed to the scene, it was further reported that the man had been in a collision with an HGV just before the Ferrybridge junction.
“He died at the scene.
“Enquiries have confirmed that the same man was involved in an earlier collision on Valley Road, Darrington.
"It was reported at 7.16am that a collision had taken place involving a white Renault Captur and a white Toyota Proace City van and that the van driver had left the area on foot.
"The driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital to be checked over.
“The man has not yet been formally identified but is understood to be a 60-year-old man from Leeds.”
The incident has caused long delays and traffic jams on the A1(M) and surrounding roads throughout the day, with drivers being asked to avoid the area and find alternative routes.
A spokesperson for National Highways: Yorkshire said: “The A1(M) remains closed in WestYorkshire in both directions between J39 A639 and J41 M62 following a police led incident.”