Police have urged people to come forward after a fatal crash on the M1 in the East Midlands. Emergency services were called at around 6.45pm on Tuesday, 31 May to a stretch of the southbound carriageway between junctions 22 and 21a, following a report a pedestrian had been struck by a heavy goods vehicle.
Officers attended but the man – who was in his 40s – was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for several hours while police investigated the scene.
No-one has been arrested in connection with the incident. Detective Constable Kasie Carter, of Leicestershire Police, said: “While we have spoken to a number of people already, I would ask anyone who saw the collision occur to come forward.
