Leicester car crash: Police van smashes into car outside church

Police van smashes into car in horror crash outside church as firefighters are forced to cut motorist from wreckage

  • Leicestershire Police reported the incident at 10.50am today after the crash 
  • Van hit a car at the junction of King Richard Road and Hinckley Road  
  • Firefighters were on the scene cutting on motorist from the wreckage  

A police van today smashed into a car in a horror crash outside a Leicestershire church with firefighters forced to cut the motorist from the wreckage. 

Leicestershire Police reported the incident at 10.50am today after the van hit a car at the junction of King Richard Road and Hinckley Road near Westcotes United Reformed church.

Firefighters were on the scene cutting one motorist from the wreckage and one eye witness said that at least two people have been injured.  

Leicestershire Police reported the incident at 10.50am today after the van hit a car at the junction of King Richard Road and Hinckley Road near Westcotes United Reformed church

Firefighters were on the scene cutting one motorist from the wreckage and one eye witness said that at least two people have been injured

Firefighters were on the scene cutting one motorist from the wreckage and one eye witness said that at least two people have been injured

An eye witness said the van was travelling on blue lights but did not have the sirens on.

She claimed the vehicle was travelling very fast and when the police van hit the car it continued to go forwards until the car had become pinned between a wall and the van. 

The road was closed at 10.50am and it remained closed at 2pm. It is unclear whether the road has been reopened but police have been urging people to use alternate routes.