Emergency services were called to a crash on the M1 this morning.
Police, The East Midlands Ambulance service, Highways and Firefighters were called to a crash on the M1 this morning.
It involved two cars and a HGV on the southbound carriageway at junction 22.
The HGV was on its side with the driver trapped and shed it loads of quarry stones.
Fire crews cut away trees and bushes to gain access to the driver.
A petition with more than 40,000-signatures has been delivered to Downing Street
Leicestershire MPs and Conservative council leaders have delivered a petition signed by more than 40,000 local residents opposing plans for local government reorganisation and the proposed expansion of Leicester City.
Meet the landlord set to take over an historic village pub after seven years of closure – and why he ‘absolutely fell in love’ with it
After more than seven years of closure, a campaign and council intervention – a historic Leicestershire pub is finally set to reopen.
Changes to Fosse Park approved
Changes to Fosse Park have been approved to create additional new units – despite some controversy.
Fridges and freezers can be taken to Warwickshire recycling centres again
Warwickshire residents can once again dispose of unwanted fridges and freezers at Household Waste Recycling Centres, following a temporary suspension caused by limited storage capacity.
Extra police patrols coming to market towns
Hinckley and Loughborough are set to benefit from extra police patrols before Christmas, with a focus on tackling shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
Woman in her 70s loses thousands in courier fraud scam
Leicestershire Police are appealing for help to identify a man they want to speak to following a courier fraud targeting a woman in her 70s.
Leicestershire parents vote to keep October half term
Parents have voted to keep the school summer holidays in Leicestershire largely the same, with an early summer holiday and a one-week October half term.
Should the school summer holidays in Leicestershire change?
Parents are being asked whether we should have a shorter summer holiday to allow for a two-week half term in October.
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