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Fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road
Officers from the forces Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision on Melton Road.
The collision occurred at around 7.35pm on Saturday June 6, 2009 at the junction of Shaftesbury Avenue and involved a blue Volkswagen Golf and a pedestrian.
The pedestrian, Mr Bhagubhai Lad (61) of Leicester, received fatal injuries and pronounced dead at hospital.
The driver of the Golf was treated at the Leicester Royal Infirmary for a minor arm injury.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
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About Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in central England. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire. The county borders onto Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. The border with Warwickshire is Watling Street (the A5).
County Hall, situated in Glenfield, about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Leicester city centre, is the seat of Leicestershire County Council and the headquarters of the county authority. The City of Leicester is administered from offices in Leicester itself and the City Council meets at Leicester Town Hall.
The River Soar rises to the east of Hinckley, in the far south of the county, and flows northward through Leicester before emptying into the River Trent at the point where Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire meet. A large part of the northwest of the county, around Coalville, forms part of the new National Forest area extending into Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The highest point of the county is Bardon Hill at 278 m/912 ft, which is also a Marilyn.
As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose the Foxglove as the county flower.
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