Man, 20, dies as car hits trees

A 20-year-old man died when the car he was driving hit trees as it came off the road in Leicestershire.

Neil Sleath, from Mountsorrel, was driving a Citroen Saxo when the crash happened on the A6 Loughborough Road in Quorn at about 2145 BST on Wednesday.

His 27-year-old male passenger, who was from Loughborough, received non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident to come forward.

Officers said they wanted to trace a light coloured Peugeot, which was seen in the area at the time of the crash.