Man dies in collision with lorry which shut major Doncaster road for …

Witnesses are now being sought to the fatal collision in Hickleton this morning on the A635 Barnsley Road.

Emergency services^[1] were called at 9.33am to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and an articulated lorry.

The pedestrian, believed to be a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital but he was sadly pronounced dead a short time later. His family has been informed.

The A635 was closed to allow officers to carry out enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the collision but has now re-opened.

Any witnesses to the collision, or motorists with dash cam footage, are asked to get in touch. You can email dash cam footage to [email protected] quoting incident number 212 of 14 August 2023 in the email subject line. You can also call 101 or speak to police online here: https://smartcontact.southyorkshire.police.uk/^[2][3]

References

1. ^{^} Emergency services (www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk)
2. ^{^} [email protected] (www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk)
3. ^{^} https://smartcontact.southyorkshire.police.uk/ (smartcontact.southyorkshire.police.uk)