By Ryan Fahey
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Police have launched an investigation after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a council road sweeper. A 63-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the collision just before 2.15pm yesterday. He has since been released pending investigation. The victim, a man in his 80s, was rushed to hospital but despite the best efforts of medics, he couldn’t be saved and was pronounced dead a few hours later. The East Midlands Ambulance Service contacted officers at Leicester Police after the incident in Holy Bones, Leicester yesterday. Detectives from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are said to be working to establish what happened. As part of their enquiries, they are looking to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or have information that could assist. Detective Sergeant Mike Steer said: “We are working to understand exactly how the collision occurred following the sad news that the man died in hospital last night. “The vehicle involved was a Leicester City Council road sweeper. We are in contact with colleagues in the council and they are assisting us with our investigation. “Anyone who may have seen what happened is asked to call 101, quoting crime reference 25*602370.” It comes after the mum of a four-year-old boy killed when he was hit by a bus says she wants to bury him in their garden. Zaahir Jan Feizi was visiting his grandmother in hospital when he was hit by a bus on a zebra crossing near the A&E entrance on August 7. Despite efforts to save him, Zaahir, from Canterbury, could not be revived. Mum Azaria Green, says she is now trying to raise £30,000 to buy the home she is renting, so that she can have Zaahir buried in the garden. Azaria lives an hour’s walk from the cemetery where Zaahir is buried – and says moving his coffin to her own garden would help her grieve. She said: “If he were at home with us, then it would be better, because we would still be together. I know if he was in the garden, it would be better for my own mental health, which has really gone downhill.