Parts of M18 closed in both directions after crash

Drivers are facing delays on the M18 near Doncaster following a "serious collision" involving two cars, police and National Highways have said.

Closures are in place between junctions three and five on the northbound carriageway and junctions four and five on the southbound carriageway, near Thorne.

National Highways said a diversion put in place as a result of the crash would remain in operation while investigation works continued.

South Yorkshire Police have urged motorists to avoid the area where possible.

Mackenzie Brown, 26, who lives near the scene, said: "I got up at 9am and on our camera system you could see the lorries all sat there."

He said one of his friends had been stuck at the front of the queue since early on Friday morning.

"He's been there since 5am so they [his employer] told him that when it's cleared up, he can go home," Brown said.

He added that his mother had been delivering drinks to people stuck in the traffic queue on the motorway.

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