A SECTION of the A12 is closed this evening after a lorry overturned.The incident happened shortly after 6pm on the northbound section of the road at the Eagle Way roundabout at Martlesham.

A SECTION of the A12 is closed this evening after a lorry overturned.

The incident happened shortly after 6pm on the northbound section of the road at the Eagle Way roundabout at Martlesham. Drivers are being diverted off Foxhall Road roundabout into Ipswich town centre.

Suffolk police said the driver of the vehicle escaped with minor injuries. The road will remain closed until recovery of the vehicle is arranged.