Passer-by and two civils workers hurt in water main explosion

A passer-by suffered a broken leg following an explosion on water main upgrade works in Leicestershire this week.
Two construction workers also suffered minor injuries during the blast near Cropston Reservoir on Tuesday.
A local resident told the Leicester Mercury: “Some kind of hole had apparently developed in the road and Severn Trent had sent engineers to investigate.“They must have tapped into something because the water main just blew up. There were two workmen inside the hole a