Listed Leicester bridge set to be repaired after crash

The bridge has ornate cast iron parapets and stone octagonal turrets

Engineers are to carry out repairs to a historical bridge that was damaged in a crash.

A parapet on the 1890-built bridge, which takes Walnut Street across the River Soar, was broken in a collision in Leicester in September.

Leicester City Council has summitted a planning application outlining work it intends to carry out to the Grade-II listed structure.

It includes replacing ornate cast iron railings and repainting.

The road has remained open despite the damage to the bridge.

The city council said a date would be set for the repairs to be carried out if permission for them was granted by planning officers.

The damaged bridge after the crash in September