Five vehicle pile-up causes ten miles of traffic chaos on M18 near Doncaster

Two separate incidents on the motorway last night saw drivers stuck for several hours on the northbound stretch between junction one for Rotherham and junction two for the A1.

Traffic was already busy after an incident near to junction two saw one lane closed following a minor collision.

But vehicles were brought to a complete standstill following the five vehicle smash near to junction one.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “We were called at around 5.10pm yesterday (19 January) to reports of road traffic collision on the M18 northbound, in between junctions 1 and 2.

“Officers attended and it found that five vehicles had been involved in the collision.

“The driver of one of the vehicles, a white Fiat 500, was taken hospital with serious but non-threatening injuries.

“The road was closed for around an hour while emergency services responded.”

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