Drivers warned to expect delays after water main bursts and floods busy city centre road
Delays are likely over the weekend
Updated
The pipe burst last night (Image: Area Traffic Control)
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Motorists have been warned to prepare for delays in the Frog Island area of Leicester city centre today and over the weekend after a burst water main flooded the road and pavement in Sanvey Gate.
Leicester city centre street shut due to crash
Drivers are asked to avoid the area
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A main street in Leicester city centre was closed due to a crash.
Leicester Area Traffic Control reported that Humberstone Gate was shut to traffic in both directions, from the junction with Charles Street.
The road is on one of the main bus routes in and out of the city.
We covered this incident live. To read updates as they appeared see below.
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Heavy rain to hit Leicestershire at midnight - and keep falling for days
999 bosses have told people to prepare their homes for flooding
Heavy rain will hit at midnight (Image: PA)
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Days of heavy rain is to lash Leicestershire triggering a flood warning.
Crash closes M42 motorway near Ashby
The collision happened close to the A511 junction
There are long delays along the A42 near Ashby (Image: Highways England)
A crash closed a section of the M42 near Ashby for several hours this afternoon (Thursday January 14).
Leicestershire Police have said the collision happened close to the A511 junction, on the northbound carriageway.
Motorists were asked to avoid the area as emergency services dealt with the incident, which involved a lorry and a car.
Drivers experienced long delays to their journey times as they waited for the road to be cleared.
We covered this incident live. See updates as they appeared below.