Scunthorpe lorry driver airlifted to hospital after M180 accident
An injured lorry driver from Scunthorpe was airlifted to hospital following an accident on the M180 about 10am today (Monday, March 11).
A stretch of the westbound motorway is not expected to reopen to traffic before 6pm tonight (Monday, March 11).
The Scunthorpe driver was cut free from the wreckage and flown to Hull Royal Infirmary.
Traffic was held up on the westbound carriageway between the A161 (junction 2) and junction one with the A18 near Thorne.
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The advice to motorists is: "Please try to avoid the area."
The accident involved two lorries - an orange DAF and a green Volvo.
The driver of the DAF (46) was trapped and had to be cut free by firefighters.
The 48-year-old driver of the Volvo, who is from Cumbria, was uninjured.
Another collision occurred in the same area shortly before 9am. It also involved two lorries.
A 54-year-old man had to be cut free and was taken to hospital suffering with cuts and bruises.
A third accident happened on the eastbound carriageway of the M180 - resulting in slow moving traffic.
It involved two cars - an Audi and a Ford - about 8am and resulted in approximately 1 mile of standing traffic.
Thornton Avenue, Scunthorpe, was partially blocked due to an accident, with Humberside Police units there at 9am.
It involved a blue Vauxhall Astra and a silver Citroen Saxa. No injuries were reported.
There was heavy but brief snow shower in Scunthorpe soon after 9am, driven by an easterly wind. This cut visibility for motorists.
Humberside Police were called to an accident on the A161 near Belton on the motorway flyover bridge, just after 10am The road partially blocked.
Police are asking anyone who any of the accidents on the M180 to call 101, quoting log 205 of March 11, 2013.
7 Comments
by WILFANDALF
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 8:53AM
“f hall......there is a snap on this is grimsby......”
by FHall
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 8:02AM
“Original headline and original story totally changed as so to make my comments below irrelevant - nice little trick ST, 1-0 Amy.”
by icepop
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 7:40AM
“what a shambles on motorway cars lorries just pushing in no concern for others having to wait to move on even using hard shoulder to queue jump...no wonder accidents happen with the way some drive today”
by Alexandr
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 12:02AM
“Total inability to think, I would suggest”
by WILFANDALF
Monday, March 11 2013, 3:27PM
“west bound,. miles of queing traffic why no diversion from tesco circle?”
by Hazzers
Monday, March 11 2013, 2:06PM
“My friend Brian from Riddings came to my house last night for a lads gaming night and a few beers, at about 9:55pm Brian was going to catch the bus around the corner on Cemetery Road to take him home but we had doubts the buses would be running because of the snow. So in effect, Brian was snowed in, we did laugh.”
by FHall
Monday, March 11 2013, 9:45AM
“Crikey, seasonal weather. What on earth are we going to do !!!
I hope you put your coat on Amy to pop out of the warm ST offices and take that snap.”