Live Leicester traffic updates as Soar Valley Way blocked near Fosse Park due to crash

Drivers travelling during this morning’s rush hour were faced with delays near Fosse Park. A crash nearby, at the Everards roundabout, led to a lane closure in Soar Valley Way.

Leicestershire Police confirmed it was called at 7.40am after a lorry and van had crashed in Enderby. A spokesperson said nobody was injured.

The road was cleared shortly after but a traffic light fault led to further trouble. Area Traffic Control said an engineer was called out to deal with the problem.

Meanwhile, an earlier crash on the M1 southbound at Junction 21 was also causing heavy traffic in the area. The incident was cleared quickly but left residual queues.

We covered traffic updates live in the blog posts below.