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Police name victim of fatal crash in Leicester

A man who died after a car hit a tree in Leicester has been named as Jonilal Manjhu. It happened on Welford Road near its junction with Knighton Lane East in the early hours of Sunday morning. Another man is in a serious condition.

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Police name man who died after a car hit a tree in Leicester

A man who died in a fatal crash has been named Credit: ITV News Central

A man who died after the car he was travelling in hit a tree in Leicester has been named as Jonilal Manjhu.

The collision happened on Welford Road, just before 3am on Sunday morning.

Another man, aged 33, is in a serious condition at the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses Credit: ITV News Central

Detectives are appealing for anyone who saw a silver Ford Focus or a black BMW1 series travelling out of the city around the time of the collision to contact them.

A 46 year old man arrested in connection with the incident has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

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