Seventeen persons are in hospital, seven with severe accidents, after a multi-vehicle crash involving a minibus carrying soccer followers in West Yorkshire.
The collision occurred on the A1M close to Pontefract at about 7pm on Saturday, West Yorkshire police mentioned.
The Iris minibus overturned on the northbound carriageway close to junction 40 after a collision involving a black Skoda Fabia.
The minibus was carrying followers of South Shields FC getting back from a match, it’s understood.
A 3rd car is believed to have been concerned – a white automobile, which the power mentioned had not but been recognized.
South Shields FC mentioned on X: “Our ideas exit to the supporters concerned in a crash on the way in which residence from right now’s recreation. At this second of time now we have no additional particulars, nonetheless we hope everyone seems to be secure and recovering.”
South Shields misplaced 3-2 to Tamworth within the penultimate match of the Vanarama Nationwide League North season on Saturday on the Staffordshire membership’s Lamb Floor.
A video posted on social media, purportedly taken on the scene, confirmed a broken minibus on its aspect on the laborious shoulder of the carriageway.
Elements of the motorway had been closed till Sunday morning as emergency providers, together with Yorkshire air ambulance, attended the scene.
Police mentioned: “Inquiries into the circumstances concerning the collision stay ongoing with officers from the roads policing unit. Anybody with info together with dashcam footage referring to the collision or the unidentified white automobile, who has not but spoken to the police, is requested to contact the roads policing unit by way of the reside chat perform on the web site or by calling 101, quoting reference 13240197597.”
Info can be given anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.