Woman taken to QMC in air ambulance after van hits broken down car on M1

Video: The scene of the collision on the M1

A woman has been taken to hospital in an air ambulance after a van collided with a broken down car on the M1.

The road was currently closed southbound between J28 and J29 but has now re-opened.

Derbyshire Road Police announced that it re-opened at 3.22pm after taking time to investigate the scene, recover the vehicles and clean the road surface.

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The car that was smashed into on the M1 (Picture: Derbyshire Road Police)

Derbyshire Police said a Ford C-Max broke down on the southbound side of the carriageway near Tibshelf services at around 10am.

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The van that collided with the car and rolled over (Picture: Derbyshire Road Police)

Moments later a Volkswagen van collided with the car and came to a rest on its side.

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Crash on the M1 near the Tibshelf services (Picture: Derbyshire Road Police)

A second person has been taken to the QMC with minor injuries.

Traffic stationary on M1 after “serious collision” pic.twitter.com/SHCVNpUB74