Appeal after driver, 86, dies in two-car crash

Barugh Green Road in Barnsley, with a pub on the right and supermarket in the distance.Image source, Google
Image caption,

The collision happened on Barugh Green Road in Redbrook on Thursday afternoon

  • Published

An 86-year-old man has died after two cars crashed in Barnsley, police said.

Emergency services were called to reports of a collision involving a blue Land Rover and a blue Vauxhall Corsa on Barugh Green Road in Redbrook, just after 15:30 BST on Thursday.

The driver of the Land Rover was pronounced dead at the scene. His family has been informed, South Yorkshire Police said.

The force appealed for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the incident to get in touch.

Get in touch

Tell us which stories we should cover in Yorkshire

Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North

Related topics