Crash in Leicestershire leaves seven people seriously injured
A crash on the A426 near Lutterworth[1] on Friday has left seven people seriously injured. Two cars were travelling in Rugby Road, in Cotesbach, when they collided at 8.30pm on Friday, December 15. The road was closed in both directions until the early hours of the next day while emergency services dealt with the incident.
One of the cars – a white Citroen C3 – was carrying five people aged between 18 and 34 at the time. All five people were taken to hospital where they remain, with life-threatening injuries. A man and woman, both in their 60s, were in the second car – a black Mercedes CLK – and are in hospital with “possible life-changing injuries” Leicestershire Police[2] said.
Detective Sergeant Ed Des-Chanelle, from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit[4], said: “This is an extremely sad incident that has resulted in seven people sustaining serious injuries. “We are currently investigating the incident and are working to establish how the collision has occurred and the movements of both vehicles leading up to it. If you were travelling in the area of Rugby Road around 8.30pm and you saw either car beforehand or the collision itself, please come forward.
“We are also urging anyone who was in the Cotesbach area at the time to check their dash cam in case they have captured anything that could be useful for the investigation.”
Anyone with footage or information can report it online at www.leics.police.uk or call 101, quoting reference 23*771092.
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References
- ^ Lutterworth (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ Leicestershire Police (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ ‘Chaos’ predicted as closure of major road could force HGVs through villages (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
- ^ Serious Collision Investigation Unit (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
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