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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. | |
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. | |
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. |