A pedestrian was taken to hospital on Saturday evening following a collision with a car on a main road in Melton.
Police were called to the A606 Nottingham Road close to the Tesco Express store on Saturday evening just after 8:30pm.
Nottingham Road was closed for most of Saturday evening. Photo: NEMM.
The road was closed from the junction of Welby Lane to Dieppe Way while investigations took place.
A Leicestershire Police spokesman said: "Shortly after 8.30pm on Saturday (29 January) we received a report of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Nottingham Road, Melton.
The pedestrian – a man in 30s – was taken to hospital to be treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.
A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving while under the influence of drugs and drink-driving. He has since been released under investigation and enquiries into the incident are continuing."
The road was later re-opened at 02:42 on Sunday morning.
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