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Closures are in place in Ling Road, Shelthorpe Road and Allendale Road in Loughborough after a crash.

Motorists are being advised to find alternative routes.

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All roads are no open

All roads are now open, according to Leicester Area Traffic Control. They said: “Good News from Loughborough, the A6004 Ling Road has no been reopened after the earlier accident. It will take a little time for the traffic around there to ease.”

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Road closure remains in place in Ling Road

The road closure remains in place in Ling Road, according to Leicestershire Police

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'Extra slow' traffic

Leicester Area Traffic Control report “extra slow’ traffic in the area. In a Twitter post they said: “The A6004 Ling Rd remains closed from the Shelthorpe Road Roundabout, southbound, to the Woodthorpe Roundabout. Lots of extra traffic using Shelthorpe Road to the A6 Leicester Rd. Also, Epinal Way extra slow towards the closure.”

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Moped rider taken to hospital after crash with car

A moped rider has been taken to Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre. To read more click here.

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'Queuing traffic due to serious accident'

Traffic is building up in the area following the incident. Traffic information website Inrix said: “The A6004 Ling Road is closed in both directions, with queuing traffic due to a serious accident, from Main Street (Woodthorpe roundabout) to Park Road (Park Road roundabout). Police closed the road at 9.55am”

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Air ambulance seen landing in playing fields

There are reports of the air ambulance landing in nearby playing fields off Farnham Road.

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'Please find an alternative route'

Leicestershire Police are advising motorists to avoid the area. They tweeted: “Road closures are in place in Ling Road, Shelthorpe Road and Allendale Road, in Loughborough, due to a road traffic incident. Please find an alternative route.”

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