Three people were taken to hospital after two cars crashed in the latest collision at a notorious accident blackspot.
The collision, at the junction of Iveshead Road and Abbey Road, in Shepshed, happened shortly before 8pm yesterday.
It left four people injured and the road blocked in both directions.
It is the fourth crash in the same area in less than a month.
Three of the four people injured in the latest incident were taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary by ambulance. The fourth was released from the scene with no further treatment required.
All the casualties managed to get themselves out of their cars before fire crews from Shepshed and Coalville arrived.
The crews made the vehicles safe and Leicestershire County Council’s highways department was called to clear an oil spill from the road.
In a message to our Facebook page, a witness told LeicestershireLive: “Bad crash on junction of Iveshead Road and Abbey Road near Shepshed.
“Road blocked both directions.
“I know that junction is awful in terms of accidents.”
Three accidents last month at the blackspot, which took place in the apace of just over a week, led to further monitoring by the county council.
The incidents took place on April, 8, 9 and 16.
There were a further after two incidents at the Iveshead Road, Charley Road and Abbey Road junction just before Christmas.
Leicestershire County Council has implemented a number of safety changes along the road over the past couple of years.
Speaking after the April incidents, a County Hall spokesperson said: “Since 2016, a number of safety measures have been introduced, including additional signage, road surface improvements, installing rumble strips and a speed reduction to 50mph.
“Despite these changes, we recognise that accidents are still occurring and we will continue to monitor this junction to find out why these incidents are happening.”
