Sheffield driver injured after car plunges into Tinsley Viaduct canal

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Four people were rescued after an Audi hit a road sign and veered into the water, police say.

Four people have been rescued after a car crashed into a canal in Sheffield.

The driver, a 30-year-old man, was seriously injured when a black Audi A3 hit a road sign on Sheffield Road and plunged into the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal just after 19:55 BST on Monday. South Yorkshire Police said two occupants were pulled from the vehicle by members of the public and two others were rescued by officers.The woman, who was the front seat passenger in the car, was released a short time later but the driver remained in hospital on Tuesday morning.Police said the car hit a sign on Sheffield Road before veering into the canal

Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the crash or the car involved to come forward. The force said the Audi had left the M1 northbound carriageway at junction 34 at Tinsley moments before the crash.Follow BBC Yorkshire on

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