Stray sheep are blamed for accident
Sheep straying on to a busy main road caused an accident which left three people injured, firefighters have said.
The incident happened shortly after 6pm on Monday on the A47 at Belton, near Uppingham.
A Toyota Corolla hit a sheep that had wandered into the road.
A second vehicle, a Rover, was then involved in a collision with the car.
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The doors and roof of the Toyota were cut off to allow three injured people to be freed.
Two men and a woman – none of whom suffered life-threatening injuries – were taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary.
The driver of the Rover did not need treatment.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service watch commander Roger Dunford said: "We cut off the doors and roof of the car to get the casualties out as it was believed they were suffering from spinal injuries.
"The car in front had hit a sheep, which was dead. There were two others in the road and I think they were put to sleep by a vet."
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