Derby Inner ring road named Lara Croft Way

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Congratulations to the computer game and movie character Lara Croft for winning the public vote. A new £36.2m Derby road is to be named after her.

More than 27,000 people took part in the vote to name the Osmaston Road to Burton Road stretch of the new route, with 89% opting for the winner.

Other options for the road's name were legendary Derby County footballer Steve Bloomer, the astronomer John Flamsteed and the engineer George Sorocold.

She was created in Derby and deserves to stand alongside some of the more traditional icons of the city.

The Tomb Raider computer games were created by Core Design, which was based in Derby, and featured the treasure-hunting British archaeologist Lara Croft.

The games became best-sellers and were later made into movies featuring Angelina Jolie as Lara.