POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 22-year-old woman was seriously injured in a collision on the M1 near Dodworth.

At around 7.20pm on Friday, December 6, a silver Renault Clio was in collision with a blue articulated lorry on the southbound side of junction 37 of the motorway.

The 22-year-old woman, from Barnsley, who was a passenger in the Clio, suffered serious injuries.

The driver of the Clio, a 22-year-old man from Wakefield, received slight injuries in the collision.

It's thought that the driver of the HGV, a 53-year-old man from Sheffield, was unhurt.

Witnesses should call South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 1021 of December 6.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.