Man dies following crash between scooter and ambulance in South Yorkshire

The crash happened in Hoylandswaine near Barnsley last night.

Author: Jonny FreemanPublished 29th Jul 2023
Last updated 29th Jul 2023

A man in his 30s has died after a scooter and an ambulance collided in South Yorkshire.

It happened on the A628 at Hoylandswaine near Barnsley last night.

The ambulance was responding to an emergency call when it was involved in a collision with the scooter at a junction near the Lord Nelson pub.

The scooter rider was rushed to hospital but he passed away a short while later.

The driver of the ambulance is assisting officers with enquiries.

South Yorkshire Police are now appealing for witnesses with any information to come forward.

"We request that the privacy of the victim’s family is respected at this difficult time.

"We are again appealing for anyone with information to come forward. We would particularly like to speak to anyone on Barnsley Road at the time who may have seen the collision, or anyone driving along either of the two Barnsley Roads who may have caught the collision on a dash camera.

"We are also appealing to any premises that has CCTV cameras which cover the junction to check their footage and see if those cameras caught the collision."

You can pass information to police by calling 101, quoting incident number 1232 of 28 July 2023 when you get in touch.

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