A man remains in hospital with serious injuries following a collision on the A47 Uppingham this morning, Thursday 13 April.

Officers were called at 6.54am to the incident which involved a male pedestrian and a lorry.

East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended and the pedestrian, who is in his 50s, was taken to hospital.

He currently remains in hospital with serious injuries. No other injuries have been reported.

Enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident.

Detective Sergeant Lisa Wood, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "A man remains in hospital with serious injuries and support is being provided to his family.

"We are continuing to carry out full enquiries to establish what has happened and we are appealing to anyone with any information, who has not yet made contact, to get in touch.

"Did you see the pedestrian or the vehicle prior to the collision or did you witness the incident? Or do you have any dashcam footage from the area this morning which could help our enquiries?"

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If residents do have any information, they are urged to contact Leicestershire Police.

Crimes can be reported online or by calling 101 and quoting incident 23*220635.