Girl seriously hurt after water main 'explosion' as witnesses hear screaming | The Sun
A GIRL has been seriously hurt after a water main "explosion".
Residents living near Cropston Reservoir, in Leicestershire, said they heard a "loud bang" followed by "screaming" " yesterday afternoon.
Leicestershire Police has confirmed that a female is being treated for unspecified injuries at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
Emergency services, including East Midlands Ambulance Service, were called to the scene shortly before 2.20pm, LeicesterLive reported.
It is understood that two engineers with CPC Civils, civil engineering contractors working on behalf of Severn Trent Water, were also hurt in the explosion.
Their injuries are not believed to be serious.
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Health and safety officers from both the firm and utility company were on site this morning, where a large hole remains where the road has caved in, surrounded by debris.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have launched an investigation into the horror incident.
One Cropston resident posting on Twitter said: "There is a girl in hospital with broken bones, but lucky to be alive."
Another villager, who did not want to be named, told LeicesterLive: "I spoke to someone who lives nearby who told me that people heard a loud bang followed by screaming.
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"They (engineers) must have tapped into something because the water main just blew up. "
"However, I was told that a piece of Tarmac had flown across the road in the blast and hit someone in the head."
A police spokesman said: "We received a call from the East Midlands Ambulance Service just before 2.30pm yesterday, stating that a pipe had burst in Reservoir Road, Cropston…
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"And that a female was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary to be treated for injuries that weren't life-threatening or life-changing."
Leicestershire County Highways issued an "emergency" road closure in Reservoir Road near the site of the incident – it is expected to be shut for "up to 21 days".
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