Ecclesall Rd closure this morning 04/12/2017

[baz52 10]

Anyone know what closed the top end of Ecclesall Rd this morning?

[Phili Buster 10]

Might be related to serious accident on Ringinglow Road RIP

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-leeds-42193555?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5a2580d8e4b0694b290b0897%26Woman%20dies%20after%20lorry%20crash%26&ns_fee=0#post_5a2580d8e4b0694b290b0897

[baz52 10]

Thanks for that Phlli

[sheffstats 10]

I saw this in The Star this morning, apparently two "incidents" within a the same are of Sheffield. One of which will obviously be the one linked above which was later described as a RTC, not sure about the other one though.

 

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/two-ongoing-incidents-causing-delays-near-sheffield-city-centre-1-8891489

[Flanker7 20]

The use of this phrase 'Police incident' drives me mad. It sounds like the Police are responsible for the incident which in this case they are not.

 

Its an incident which the Police are attending.

 

Still closed at 2pm today. Still no hint about what it's about

[Hopman 46]

One incident near Greystones Road can be called Ecclesall Road, but the other near Ringinglow Road is Ecclesall Road South. However both the Star and the BBC are inaccurate in their use of images. One has a picture of rural Ringinglow Road; the other shows Ecclesall Road near Berkely Precinct (and looking the other way!)

[Colin Foster 72]

One incident near Greystones Road can be called Ecclesall Road, but the other near Ringinglow Road is Ecclesall Road South. However both the Star and the BBC are inaccurate in their use of images. One has a picture of rural Ringinglow Road; the other shows Ecclesall Road near Berkely Precinct (and looking the other way!)

 

The Star these days just put the name of the road into Google street view and post a screen shot. Cutting edge.

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

the other near Ringinglow Road is Ecclesall Road South

It was a collision involving a lorry and a motorcyclist who later died from injuries.

The Ringinglow Road junction is notoriously dangerous, esp. for vehicles turning from that road left or right into E.R.S.

[DT Ralge 10]

It was a collision involving a lorry and a motorcyclist who later died from injuries.

The Ringinglow Road junction is notoriously dangerous, esp. for vehicles turning from that road left or right into E.R.S.

 

Motorcyclist?

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thestar.co.uk/news/video-woman-dies-after-being-struck-by-sheffield-highways-maintenance-lorry-1-8893876/amp

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

Motorcyclist?

That's what BBC News reported, although a friend who lives on Ringinglow Road told me that the victim was an elderly lady. The Google reference supports that:

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thestar.co.uk/news/video-woman-dies-after-being-struck-by-sheffield-highways-maintenance-lorry-1-8893876/amp

So maybe the motorcyclist death was in the other (more or less contemporaneous) accident at the bottom of Greystones Road?

[Vaati 11]

The insensitive posts have been removed. Have some thought and care. The victims relatives/friends maybe on this forum and I'm sure would not want to read insensitive comments.