Witness Appeal After Pedestrian Dies On M1
Written by HFM News on 9th April 2021
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a lorry on the M1 near the Catthorpe Interchange this morning.
The man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision on the northbound carriageway, close to junction 19, which happened just after 6.30am.
The stretch of motorway between junction 19 and junction 20 at Lutterworth remains closed while a Police investigation is carried out.
Detective Constable John Borlase, from Leicestershire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “A man has sadly died in this collision. We are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances of this incident including speaking to people at the scene.
“Anyone who was driving in the area this morning and who has any information which could help our enquiries should get in touch if you have not already done so. If you have any dashcam footage which could assist us, you should also make contact.”
Anyone with any information should call 101 quoting incident 71 of 9 April.
