Tower Down UK - 01/20/23

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Recovery truck driver dies in second fatal collision on Leicestershire's A47 in matter of days

Note: this incident occurred on at 9:20am Friday January 30th. The article does not read well.

 

 

A recovery truck driver has died after being hit by a car on Leicestershire’s A47. The incident happened on the A47 Uppingham Road at around 9.20am this morning (Friday, January 20) and is the second fatality on the route this week.

 

The collision, which happened close to the village of East Norton, involved the driver of a breakdown recovery vehicle and a black Audi A4 estate. The driver of the recovery vehicle, a man, was outside the vehicle at the time of the incident and died at the scene from his injuries.

 

The driver of the Audi was not injured in the collision, while a child inside the car was taken to hospital as a precaution. The A47 remains closed while investigations continue.

 

Several crews from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service were also deployed to the scene, while traffic was seen being turned away by police near the village of Tilton on the Hill while investigations got underway. Traffic between Leicester and Uppingham has been affected as a result of the road closure.

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/recovery-truck-driver-dies-second-8055816

 

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