Witnesses needed after woman dies in collision on A5

Police were called to the incident at 10.22 am on the northbound side of the carriageway between the A426 and A4303 roundabouts.

Two cars a grey Mini Countryman and a blue Peugeot 308 were involved in the collision.

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.

Officers are investigating the collision and are looking to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or may have dashcam footage.

PC Adam Wilson, from the force’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 dash cam is also asked to make contact so we can check if you have captured anything which may help with our investigation.”

You can pass on information by visiting https://www.leics.police.uk/ro/report/rti/rti-beta-2.1/report-a-road-traffic-incident/ and quoting incident 137 of 17 October.