A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a car crashed into the front of a Premier Inn hotel last night.

Police have confirmed they were called to Etna Road at 8.05pm yesterday after receiving reports that a Renault Captur car had crashed into the Premier Inn hotel.

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The front doors were smashed as the car entered the building and a member of staff, a man in his 20s, sustained serious injuries.

The driver of the car, a woman in her 50s, was not injured.

Officers are now appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward and asking any drivers in the area at the time of the incident to review the footage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bury St Edmunds Roads and Armed Policing team, quoting reference CAD 284 of March 8.