A jackknifed lorry has forced the closure of the A46 this morning.
The vehicle overturned earlier today close to the junction of the A6006.
The A46 has been closed between the B676 and the A6006, while recovery crews work to remove the lorry and clear the area of debris.
It is unclear when the road will reopen.Area Traffic Control has reported all other roads and motorways leading in and out of the city are running as expected.
A spokeswoman said: "There have been lots of bumps, but nothing serious. It's a bit slow on the ungritted roads.
"The M1 is fairly clear - as we'd expect it to be.
There's no major delays anywhere."East Midlands Airport remains closed and all flights are suspended.
Bosses are reviewing the situation and will issue an update at about 10am.
Passengers are being asked to contact their tour operator or check live flight information on the airport's website at: www.eastmidlandsairport.com/flightinformationFor more local and national travel information see the links below: MOTORWAY UPDATES: For traffic updates on UK motorways and other key roads - CLICK HERE. NATIONAL RAIL: For live UK train updates - CLICK HERE. See Leicester City Council's live Traffic & Travel service - including updates on the latest incidents and roadworks plus jam cams around Leicester city centre - CLICK HERE. See Leicestershire County Council's website for latest info on Wintry weather and gritting routes CLICK HERE. See the latest Met Office weather reports - CLICK HERE. Schools across Leicestershire and Rutland and in the city have been forced to close today because of the snow - click to see the list of school closures.
How is the snow in your area? Send us your snow snaps. Tweet us @thisisleics and you can upload your pictures on thisisleicestershire here www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/pictures You can also email your photos to newsdesk@leicestermercury.co.uk– please use SNOW PICS in the subject line and include your full name and where the pic was taken, thanks.
The vehicle overturned earlier today close to the junction of the A6006.
The A46 has been closed between the B676 and the A6006, while recovery crews work to remove the lorry and clear the area of debris.
It is unclear when the road will reopen.Area Traffic Control has reported all other roads and motorways leading in and out of the city are running as expected.
A spokeswoman said: "There have been lots of bumps, but nothing serious. It's a bit slow on the ungritted roads.
"The M1 is fairly clear - as we'd expect it to be.
There's no major delays anywhere."East Midlands Airport remains closed and all flights are suspended.
Bosses are reviewing the situation and will issue an update at about 10am.
Passengers are being asked to contact their tour operator or check live flight information on the airport's website at: www.eastmidlandsairport.com/flightinformationFor more local and national travel information see the links below: MOTORWAY UPDATES: For traffic updates on UK motorways and other key roads - CLICK HERE. NATIONAL RAIL: For live UK train updates - CLICK HERE. See Leicester City Council's live Traffic & Travel service - including updates on the latest incidents and roadworks plus jam cams around Leicester city centre - CLICK HERE. See Leicestershire County Council's website for latest info on Wintry weather and gritting routes CLICK HERE. See the latest Met Office weather reports - CLICK HERE. Schools across Leicestershire and Rutland and in the city have been forced to close today because of the snow - click to see the list of school closures.
How is the snow in your area? Send us your snow snaps. Tweet us @thisisleics and you can upload your pictures on thisisleicestershire here www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/pictures You can also email your photos to newsdesk@leicestermercury.co.uk– please use SNOW PICS in the subject line and include your full name and where the pic was taken, thanks.
