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15 hours agoIsaac Ashe & Zoe McgradyBBC News, LeicesterLeicestershire PoliceCalls have been made for speed cameras to be put in place to deter car cruisers using a Leicestershire village bypass.Dangerous driving and anti-social behaviour along the …
A railway bridge in Leicestershire has been struck by a lorry for the second time in a week.Leicestershire Police said emergency services were called to the A5 Watling Street in Hinckley at about 09:15 GMT on Friday.The road was closed in both directio…
A warning to drivers was issued this morning after the A5 near Hinckley[1] was shut in both directions due to a lorry striking the notorious A5 bridge. Leicestershire Police[2] announced the closure between Hammonds Way roundabout and the roundabout wi…
A lorry has crashed into a notorious railway bridge in Leicestershire.Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) said crews were called to the bridge over the A5 Watling Street in Hinckley – which was once dubbed the “most bashed” in Britain[1] – at…
Their actions caused misery on our roads and left families picking up the pieces
19:00, 25 Jan 2025Updated 22:13, 25 Jan 2025
Paul Whitfield, Anya Foster, Haydn Patterson, and (right) Kevin Marsh
As a dangerous driver was jailed this week for causing…
Touching tributes at one of the most difficult times of the years for the recently bereaved have been paid in this week’s Leicester Mercury[1] death notices. This collection of notices honour those who have died in the run-up to Christmas time.
This we…
Drivers have been warned to expect delays after a notorious bridge in Leicestershire was struck by a lorry again. The railway bridge over the A5 Watling Street in Hinckley – which was once dubbed the “most bashed” in Britain[1] – was struck by a lorry …
Leicestershire’s ‘most bashed bridge'[1] was hit once again today (Monday, November 11) after a lorry collided with it. The incident in Hinckley[2] caused traffic disruption and lengthy delays for drivers on surrounding routes.
First reports of the col…
A bridge which previously held the title for Britain’s most bashed has been hit again by a lorry.The A5 Watling Street bridge in Hinckley was closed in both directions after a lorry crashed into the railway bridge on Monday morning and badly damaged it…
The busy A5 was shut in both directions at Hinckley this morning after a lorry hit the railway bridge, causing traffic problems throughout the area. Leicestershire Police[1] said in a post on X at about 6.45am today (Wednesday): “The A5 in Hinckley is …