Teenage driver hurt in M18 smash

A 19-year-old woman suffered spinal injuries after her car overturned during an incident on the M18 motorway.

Police said that the young motorist was travelling southbound, near to junction one of the M18, when her black Renault Clio swerved and collided with the central reservation before flipping onto its roof.

The incident happened at around 3.40pm yesterday between junction 1 of the M18 at Hellaby and the M18-M1 interchange.

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Part of the motorway was closed and the female driver, from Barnsley, was takento Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital for treatment to head and spinal injuries.

Traffic officers investigating the collision think that a HGV may have been involved in the incident and have now issued an appeal for witnesses.

Anyone with information should contact South Yorkshire Police’s Accident Witness Helpline on 0114 220 2970.

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