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Major road reopens after serious crash

Dan HuntEast Midlands
News imageNational Highways Image showing cars and HGVs queuing on one side of the road with the other side of the road clear.National Highways
National Highways said the A50 was initially closed in both directions - between the M1 and the A6 - but the eastbound carriageway has since reopened

A section of the A50 has reopened after being closed for most of the day following a serious crash.

National Highways said the road was initially closed both ways between the M1, near Castle Donington, Leicestershire, and the A6, near Aston on Trent in Derbyshire, after a car hit a pedestrian on Wednesday morning.

The eastbound carriageway opened a few hours later followed by the westbound side in the evening.

Emergency services and an air ambulance attended the scene and officers also assisted with traffic management, National Highways said.

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