Woman dies in crash on A5 near Lutterworth - The Rugby Observer

Woman dies in crash on A5 near Lutterworth

Rugby Editorial 18th Oct, 2022   0

A WOMAN has died following a two-car collision on the A5 near Lutterworth.

A grey Mini Countryman and a blue Peugeot 308 collided on the northbound side of the carriageway between the A426 and A4303 roundabouts, at around 10.20am yesterday (October 17).

The driver of the Peugeot, a woman in her 50s, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but died a short time later.

The driver of the Mini, also a woman in her 50s, is being treated for injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.




An investigation is now underway and officers are looking to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or may have dash cam footage.

PC Adam Wilson, from Leicestershire Police’s Serious Collison Investigation Unit, said: “We are looking to speak to anyone who was travelling along that stretch of the A5 and either saw the collision or the cars before the incident took place.


“Anyone with a dash cam is also asked to make contact so we can check if you have captured anything which may help with our investigation.”

Call Leicestershire Police on 101 or visit https://tinyurl.com/2daax59x to pass on information, quoting incident 137 of October 17.

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