Man treated for smoke inhalation in Aylestone, Leicester garage...
A man was treated for breathing in smoke after a rubbish fire in a garage in Aylestone, Leicester this afternoon.Crews from Leicester's central and southern fire stations were called to Montrose Road,...
View ArticleFirefighters called to Thringstone crash
Firefighters were called to a two-car crash in Thringstone, near Coalville, this afternoon.A crew from Coalville fire station went to Belton Road, near the junction with Loughborough Road at...
View ArticleLeicester police use special powers to search gangs suspected of...
Police have twice used special powers to break up gangs of men suspected of fighting in Leicester.They also used the orders stop and search people suspected of carrying weapons.The incidents occurred...
View ArticleTwo cut free from wreckage of two-car crash by firefighters
Two people were rescued by firefighters after a two-car crash in Burbage this morning.Crews from Hinckley, Market Bosworth and Leicester's southern fire station went to the crash scene, in Hinckley...
View ArticleCasualty taken to hospital after two-car crash in Markfield
One person was taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Markfield this morning.The incident happened shortly after 9am on Little Shaw Lane, A511 involving a Ford Ka and Volkswagen golf.No-one was...
View ArticleDriver killed in two-vehicle crash near Hinckley
A man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the A5 near Hinckley yesterday.The incident happened at about 8.10am on the A5, Watling Street, in Claybrooke Parva. Police are investigating the crash which...
View ArticleWoman cut free from car after it leaves the A444 near Twycross
A woman was taken to hospital after being cut from the wreckage of her car after it left the road and landed on its side in a ditch today.Firefighters used cutting equipment to free the woman after...
View ArticleCyclist hurt in collision with tipper van
A cyclist was badly hurt in a collision involving with a tipper van in a village.The incident happened in Scalford, near Melton, yesterday. Emergency services were called to the junction of Scalford...
View ArticleThree people taken to hospital after two car collision in the...
Three people were taken to hospital after a two car crash on Friday lunchtime.The collision occurred on Charley Road, Nanpantan shortly before 1pm.One person had to be freed from one of the cars by the...
View ArticleLeicester traffic: Two road crashes hold up peak hour traffic on...
Fire fighters had to rescue a casualty trapped in an overturned car near Glenfield Hospital, Leicester this evening.The incident which involved two vehicles happened on the A50 near the roundabout.A...
View ArticleAccident closes A426 in Glen Parva this morning
There is severe congestion on the A426 Lutterworth Road in Glen Parva this morning because of an accident.The road is closed both ways between Glenhills Way and Red House Road.Emergency services were...
View ArticleLeicester road closed after man taken to hospital after car...
A man was taken to hospital after a car left the road and hit a wall before demolishing a bus stop.The incident occurred on the A426 Lutterworth Road in Glen Parva shortly after 6am.The road was closed...
View ArticleWoman cut free from car following Wymeswold crash
A woman was taken to hospital after a collision involving two cars.Emergency services were called to the A6006 Wide Lane, between Wymeswold and the A46, at about 11.45am, yesterday.A fire service...
View ArticleHinckley Road, in Leicester closed due to collision between...
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a collision with a car in Hinckley Road, Leicester, this afternoon.Police were called to the incident, near the BP garage and Dovelands Primary School, at...
View ArticleLeicestershire travellers: Man arrested in morning raid at...
Police from two counties launched a morning raid on a travellers' site in Leicestershire.Officers from Nottinghamshire supported by local colleagues entered the Costalot site at Bagworth today.Police...
View ArticlePensioner praised for saving young man from drowning in Leicester...
A retired council worker has been praised for diving into a canal to save a drowning man.David Hallam, 70, leapt into action when he saw the man topple backwards from a boat, and disappear.Mr Hallam...
View ArticleThree people taken to hospital after two-car crash on A5 at...
Three people were taken to hospital after a two-car crash on the A5 between Hinckley and Magna Park in Leicestershire today.Firefighters used cutting equipment to free the driver of one car after the...
View ArticleMan dies after being hit by train in Leicester
A man has died after being hit by a train in Leicester.The incident happened last night about half a mile south of Leicester station shortly before 8pm. Two trains were cancelled and one service was...
View ArticleAbbey Park Road Crash: Man, 37, arrested as woman critical in...
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and causing serious injury as a female passenger fights for her life in hospital.It comes as police accident investigators continue to...
View ArticleStudent tells of carnage in Abbey Park Road crash aftermath
A student has described the horrific aftermath of a crash which has left a woman fighting for her life in hospital and two more seriously injured.Umar Siddique was the first person on the scene in...
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