Woman arrested as three people die in single vehicle collision - road remains closed

A 37-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after three people died after the car they were travelling in left the road on the A46 in Leicestershire.

Emergency services were called to the single vehicle collision on the Southbound carriageway near to Ratcliffe College at just after 1am on Saturday morning.

The city bound carriageway remains closed on Saturday night between A6006 Asfordby and A607 Syston and is expected to be so until Sunday (14th December) to allow for a full forensic investigation to be carried out.

A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: "The police were called at 1.01am, by a fourth person, who was also in the car at the time of the collision. She has suffered minor injuries.

The car – a blue BMW 5 series – was travelling southbound when it left the road.

Detectives from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) have been working throughout the night and today at the scene to gather evidence and to begin to establish what has happened."

Leicestershire Police attended the incident alongside Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service and other emergency responders according to Highways England.

Three people have died on the A46 in Leicestershire. Photo: NEMM

DC Madeleine Hayes from SCIU said: “This is a tragic incident with three people losing their lives.

“We know the car was travelling on the A46 from Nottingham. I’d like to speak to anyone who was driving in the area who may have witnessed events leading up to the collision.

“I would ask that people view their dashcam footage between 12.30am and 1.05am to help police with their enquiries.

The road will remain closed until Sunday to allow for a full investigation. Photo: NEMM

“We are working to understand what led the car to leave the carriageway and any information from witnesses may be helpful in establishing this.”

The force spokesperson added that the woman arrested remains in police custody.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident 35 of 13 December.