A man in his 20s has died after a 'serious collision' on the A42 near Ashby this morning (Wednesday).

A BMW hit a lorry, which was parked in a layby, at around 5am.

The BMW driver was taken to hospital with what were described as 'life-threatening injuries', but has sadly died since.

A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: "A white BMW X3 was involved in a collision with a HGV lorry which was parked in a layby on the southbound carriageway of the A42.

"The collision was reported just before 5am and resulted in a full closure on the southbound carriageway between junctions 12 and 11.

"The driver of the BMW was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, but has since died as a result of his injuries.  No one else was injured."

Diversions were put in place following the incident,

Anyone who witnessed the collision and has not yet spoken to officers is asked to get in touch.

You can contact 101, quoting incident 68 of 29 November or report HERE.