Driver arrested after three injured in crash
A driver has been arrested after three people were injured in a crash outside a village in Leicestershire.
Emergency services were called to reports of the single-vehicle crash in Tamworth Road, near Appleby Magna at 13:56 BST on Saturday.
Three people have been taken to hospital - one with serious injuries - following the crash, Leicestershire Police said.
One person has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service were also at the scene.
Police said the road remained closed shortly before 18:00.
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