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| Fire engine and four cars crash on A6135 in Sheffield | Fire engine and four cars crash on A6135 in Sheffield |
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| Five vehicles including a fire engine have crashed on black ice on a road in Sheffield. | |
| Police said a car crashed into a tree at 04:00 GMT on the A6135 Barnsley Road. A fire engine responding to the incident skidded and hit the car, crushing it against the tree. | Police said a car crashed into a tree at 04:00 GMT on the A6135 Barnsley Road. A fire engine responding to the incident skidded and hit the car, crushing it against the tree. |
| A paramedic response vehicle crashed into a lamp-post on the same stretch of road and two other cars skidded after taking evasive action, police said. | A paramedic response vehicle crashed into a lamp-post on the same stretch of road and two other cars skidded after taking evasive action, police said. |
| Four people received minor injuries. | Four people received minor injuries. |
| The A6135 is closed in both directions between the Deerlands Avenue junction and the B6086 Stubbin Lane junction. | The A6135 is closed in both directions between the Deerlands Avenue junction and the B6086 Stubbin Lane junction. |
| Sgt Andrew Whittaker, from South Yorkshire Police, said: "Whilst the fire engine was travelling it lost control on the same stretch of road. It then collided with the car crushing it against the tree and ending up in the middle of the road. | Sgt Andrew Whittaker, from South Yorkshire Police, said: "Whilst the fire engine was travelling it lost control on the same stretch of road. It then collided with the car crushing it against the tree and ending up in the middle of the road. |
| "Subsequently the paramedic vehicle travelling to the same incident again lost control and collided with a lamp-post." | "Subsequently the paramedic vehicle travelling to the same incident again lost control and collided with a lamp-post." |
| Sgt Whittaker said the road had been gritted but said driving conditions across South Yorkshire were poor due to fog and freezing temperatures. | Sgt Whittaker said the road had been gritted but said driving conditions across South Yorkshire were poor due to fog and freezing temperatures. |