Driver dies after collision on A52 in Bottesford

Officers are appealing for witnesses after the driver of a car sustained fatal injuries in a collision on the A52 in Bottesford.

The collision took place just after 10.35pm last night (Friday 28 June) and involved two vehicles, a blue Citroen C4 Picasso and a purple Citroen C3 Picasso, close to the junction with Grantham Road.

The driver of the purple Picasso sustained fatal injuries, he was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

The driver of the blue Picasso sustained serious life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham where he remains in a stable condition.

Officers are appealing to anyone who was travelling along the A52 last night and may have witnessed the collision or saw either vehicle beforehand to get in touch.

If anyone has dashcam equipment installed in their vehicles, please check the footage and contact us if you captured anything that may assist with the investigation.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact DC 212 Suki Sahota on 101 or via www.leics.police.uk, quoting incident 808 of 28 June.