Appeal After Woman Assaulted In Road Rage Incident On B6047

Police are appealing for witnesses after a driver was assaulted by another motorist on the B6047 near Tilton on the Hill.

The woman, aged in her 60s, suffered a fractured spine and wrist after being pushed to the floor by a man and was taken to hospital for treatment.

It happened on Wednesday January 11th and followed an earlier incident involving the woman’s car and a white transit van.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “Shortly after 11.30am a woman driving a white Mercedes A class stopped on a grass verge in Leicester Road, close the entrance to Tilton on the Hill.

“A man driving a white transit van pulled up behind the car and reportedly pushed the woman to the floor before getting back into the vehicle and driving away.

“Prior to this incident, the car and the van had been travelling on the A607 Queniborough roundabout where it is reported the van had entered the lane the car was driving in without prior warning.

“Both vehicles then travelled along Croxton Road before the assault took place.”

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Meg Sanderson, said: “I am looking to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident – were you driving past at the time and saw the car and van pulled over? Or did you see the two vehicles prior to the incident occurring?”

Report online at www.leics.police.uk or call police on 101, quoting crime reference number 23*21236.