Did you see fatal M1 crash near Woodall services?

She and the driver had got out of the grey Nissan Qashqai on the northbound carriageway about a mile past the Woodall services last night (Sunday).

About 16 minutes later, shortly before 10pm, a Mercedes E-class hit the stationary vehicle, which then collided with the passenger, who died at the scene. 

There is no hard shoulder on this part of the motorway.

A grey Peugeot 407 and a black VW Golf were also involved in collisions with the Mercedes and each other, South Yorkshire Police said.

A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He remained in custody this morning.

A police spokesman said: “Officers want to hear from anyone who may have been travelling on the M1 northbound, who may have witnessed the multi-vehicle collision or seen any of the vehicles involved prior to the collision.”

Call 101 quoting incident 916 of September 9.