Warning Over Faulty Crossing Lights in Town Centre

People are being urged to take extra care after a fault developed with traffic lights at a pedestrian crossing in Market Harborough town centre.

The ‘red man’ signal is not displaying on either side of the crossing on Northampton Road, at its junction with The Square.

The fault has led to confusion for pedestrians, with reports that some people have stepped into the road in front of traffic after being unable to see the crossing signal.

The ‘red man’ signal is not displaying on either side of the crossing on Northampton Road

The issue has been reported to highways officials, who say an engineer will attend to investigate the fault as soon as possible.

Until repairs have been carried out, pedestrians are being advised to take extra care when using the crossing.