Live updates as ‘serious incident’ shuts country lane

A country lane in the north east of the county has been closed by Leicestershire Police[1] after a "serious incident". The force said Highgate Road in Plungar, near Bottesford, was expected to remain shut for a "considerable time". No further details about the incident have been released.

The police said in a tweet just after 4pm today: "*TRAFFIC UPDATE** |16:06| Road closure - Highgate Road Plungar is closed completely due to a serious incident. The road will remain closed for a considerable time, please find an alternative route. Thank you for your patience."

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The incident is the fourth to cause road closures around Leicestershire today.

At about 8am two schoolgirls were injured in a collision[2] in Melton, a car came off the A511[3] near Markfield and another crash closed a crossroads near Beacon Hill[4] after a car and a lorry collided.

Updates on the incident will be posted below as we have them

References

  1. ^ Leicestershire Police (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
  2. ^ two schoolgirls were injured in a collision (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
  3. ^ a car came off the A511 (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
  4. ^ another crash closed a crossroads near Beacon Hill (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)