Casualty trapped after collision on A607 at Waltham

Two fire crews from the Melton station were deployed to the incident, which involved two vehicles and which was reported around 1pm on the A607.

The road was closed for three hours as crews from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) treated two people in the vehicles.

A spokeswoman from Leicestershire Police said: “We were called at 1pm to a collision on the Melton road at Waltham.

“Two people were taken to hospital - one to Leicester Royal Infirmary and the other to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham.

“Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.”

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received a call reporting a road traffic collision and one person trapped.

“On arrival crews confirmed two vehicles were involved.

“One person was trapped and was extricated by the fire service by roof removal.”

The road was reopened to traffic by police officers at 4pm.