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M1 closed near Sheffield after pedestrian hit by lorry M1 closed near Sheffield after pedestrian hit by lorry
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The M1 motorway has been closed in South Yorkshire after a pedestrian was struck by a lorry on the carriageway.The M1 motorway has been closed in South Yorkshire after a pedestrian was struck by a lorry on the carriageway.
South Yorkshire Police said it happened at junction 34 near Meadowhall at 11:50 GMT, and an ambulance remains at the scene of the accident. South Yorkshire Police said it happened at junction 34 near Meadowhall at 11:50 GMT.
The motorway is closed in both directions, between junction 34 and 35 at Thorpe Hesley, and it is not likely to re-open until 16:00 GMT. The motorway has been closed northbound between junction 34 and 35 at Thorpe Hesley, and police said it is not likely to re-open until 16:00.
Traffic is being diverted off the motorway. Yorkshire Ambulance Service said a man had been taken to Northern General Hospital in Sheffield.
Northbound traffic is being diverted off the motorway, while the southbound carriageway reopened at 13:00.