Live updates as A47 Hinckley Road in Leicester shut by crash
The police say it will be closed for several hours
Just before 6am today, Leicestershire Police advised of the closure of the A47, Hinckley Road.
The road is closed to traffic between Cort Crescent and the A563 New Parks Way.
A force spokesman said: Hinckley Road Leicester closed between Cort Crescent and New Parks Way (A563) in both directions, due to a traffic incident. Police on scene.
Updates on this incident are below.
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Hinckley town centre blocked for hours as man injured in motorcycle crash
Drivers were warned to avoid the area this morning
Hinckley town centre faced long traffic delays this morning when a motorcyclist was knocked down.
The collision, involving a motorbike, happened at the junction of Hollycroft, Upper Bond Street and Lower Bond Street and the road was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident.
A spokeswoman for Leicestershire Police said: We were called to Upper Bond Street, Hinckley, just after 6am by the ambulance service who were treating a motorcyclist who was involved in a collision.
No other vehicles were involved in the collision, according to the force. A man was treated by East Midlands Ambulance Service for what is believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.