M18 tragedy leads to second serious crash in Doncaster

Emergency services were called to the scene of a serious road crash in Doncaster as traffic diverted away from the nearby M18 motorway following an earlier tragedy in which a driver and two horses were killed and two other people seriously injured.

The M-way incident in the early hours of yesterday caused traffic gridlock on Doncaster’s roads yesterday as vehicles were diverted off the M18 as police carried out work.

The second incident took place on Woodhouse Lane near Hatfield with police and ambulances called to the crash at the junction with Lings Lane at around 3pm.

Eyewitnesses report the incident involved three vehicles, with pictures from the scene showing a badly damaged pick up truck, a car and a van on its side.

We have asked emergency services for details.

The incident came following the closure of the M18, with drivers diverting on to local roads following the motorway’s shutdown following a fatal collision shortly before 5am.

Emergency service were called to reports of a collision at junction four near Armthorpe.

Initial enquiries have led officers to understand that a blue Skoda Octavia was in collision with one horse, and a grey Skoda Superb was in collision with a second horse who were loose in the carriageway.

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Following the collision involving the Skoda vehicles, a second collision has occurred involving a Vauxhall Vivaro and one of the horses.

The driver of Skoda Superb, a 50-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of a Skoda Octavia and Vauxhall Vivaro suffered injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.

Both horses also died at the scene.

Anyone with information about the M18 crash can contact police on 101, quoting incident number 94 of 13 November 2026.