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Sheffield Road Closed After HGV Hits Cars and Property in Oxspring

The driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Overview

  • The crash on Sheffield Road in Oxspring Tuesday morning led police to close the stretch between Roughbirchworth Road and Bower Lane.
  • South Yorkshire Police said the lorry struck several parked cars and damaged a wall and an unoccupied property, with no serious injuries reported.
  • Travel South Yorkshire said the closure is expected to last for the rest of the day, and local buses are being diverted.
  • Emergency crews remain at the scene, and officers are speaking to neighbours and checking damage to nearby homes and gardens.
  • Witnesses reported the HGV was carrying fertiliser and driving erratically before the collision, though officials have not confirmed the cargo or cause.