Reason Melton Road through Leicester was shut last night

A pedestrian was stuck by a car on Melton Road in the city last night, leading to Leicestershire Police^[1] shutting a section of the road in Rushey Mead^[2]. The road was closed from about 6pm between the junction with Sandringham Avenue and the Lanesborough Road roundabout.

In a tweet at about 6.20pm on Sunday evening, the police said: "Road closed – Melton Road from Sandringham Avenue to Lanesborough Road junctions in both directions due to a road traffic accident. Please avoid this route. Thank you."

Today a spokesman for the force said a pedestrian had been involved in a collision with a car. But they had not suffered any life-changing or life-threatening injuries.

He said: "We were called to a report of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian just after 6pm. No life-threatening or life-changing injuries were reported."

The road re-opened at about 6.30pm.

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References

1. ^{^} Leicestershire Police (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
2. ^{^} Rushey Mead (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
3. ^{^} Motorcyclist killed in crash was father of three (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
4. ^{^} newsletter here (data.reachplc.com)