Driver seriously injured after M1 crash

A driver has suffered serious injuries after a crash on the M1 last night.

They were taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries after the collision.

Police are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Photo - Derbyshire Roads Policing.placeholder image
Police are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Photo - Derbyshire Roads Policing.

The M1 southbound between junction 29 and 28 has now re-opened.

However, lane one will remain closed for the foreseeable future, Derbyshire police said.

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Photo - Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit

The closure is to allow repairs to the road surface and barriers after a collision last night.

Police are appealing for witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage, to contact them on 101, quoting inc 669 of 27/12/27

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