Firefighters rescue motorist stuck in floodwaters
A woman was rescued by firefighters after her car got stuck in floodwaters.
The incident happened on Broome Lane at East Goscote shortly before 9am on New Year’s Eve.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service sent a crew from the city’s Eastern Station to help the motorist.
A spokesperson said: “We got a call from police requesting fire service assistance to a female stuck in her vehicle in floodwater.
“The car was stuck in floodwater near to the entrance to Beedles Lake Golf Course.
"Broome Lane was extensively flooded and police put a road closure in place at both sides.
"The occupant of the vehicle was walked to a place of safety with assistance from the fire service.”
Flooded roads continued to cause problems yesterday (New Year’s Day) with Leicestershire Police posting on social media that they ‘had a lot of reports of road traffic collisions and broken down vehicles across the county due to standing surface water’.