Emergency services were called to the scene this morning

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a forklift truck in Doncaster city centre this morning - in a serious incident which has sparked a police and health and safety probe and which saw the air ambulance land at the scene.

Emergency services were called to Greyfriars Road at 8am, with police and paramedics also in attendance, alongside the aircraft.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “At 8.09am earlier today (Tuesday 8 September) we received reports of an injured man at a premises on Greyfriars Road in Doncaster.

“It is reported a man was injured in a collision with a forklift truck.

“Emergency services attended the scene and the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries that are not believed to be life threatening or life altering.

“The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have been informed and we are working alongside HSE as our enquiries remain ongoing.”

A Health and Safety Executive spokesperson said: “We have attended the site and are working with South Yorkshire Police.”

It is understood that a constuction worker working at the Canal Depot building was seriously injured in the incident, according to eyewitnesses.

A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: “We received an emergency call at 8.00am this morning to report an incident at commercial premises in the Greyfriars Road area of Doncaster.

“A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including an ambulance and the air ambulance, and one patient was conveyed to hospital.”

It is understood that the incident happened at the former Canal Depot premises which have been undergoing recent renovation.

The building, which is nearly 100 years old, dates from 1934 and was snapped up for development in 2024 by the DBG Group.

Situated between Doncaster Minster and the transport interchange and railway station, the building was used for loading and unloading boats at the height of the canal boom.

The waterways depot is also perhaps best known as the headquarters of Doncaster wholesaler Smith Bros before its move to new premises at the turn of the millennium.