Woman seriously injured in motorway crash on M1 near Sheffield
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Emergency services say the driver was seriously injured when her car collided with a lorry as she drove south between junctions 31 and 30, at 3.30pm.
It caused disruption on the carriageway, with police on the scene for well over two hours.
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Hide AdPolice confirmed that the woman was taken to hospital after the collision, which caused major tailbacks.
It was one of a number of incidents which have seen disruption on the M1, with more incidents reported over night.
Police said the motorway was also closed briefly at 12.45am last night after a collision on the northbound carriageway, which did not involve serious injuries.
And Highways England reported disruption between junctions 32 and 33 after a road traffic collision in the early hours of Saturday, with traffic sent along the M18 whilst it deal with the vehicles involved.