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.
The #M1 southbound between junctions 29 and 28 has now reopened following an earlier collision between a car and a van. Updates to follow.
— Derbyshire Police (@DerbysPolice) January 19, 2017
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.
Derbyshire Police said a Ford C-Max broke down on the southbound side of the carriageway near Tibshelf services at around 10am.
Moments later a Volkswagen van collided with the car and came to a rest on its side.
A second person has been taken to the QMC with minor injuries.
We have closed the #M1 southbound between junctions 29 and 28 following a collision between a car and a van. Updates to follow.
— Derbyshire Police (@DerbysPolice) January 19, 2017
Traffic stationary on M1 after “serious collision” pic.twitter.com/SHCVNpUB74
— Owen Shipton (@OwenShipton) January 19, 2017
