A female driver was hurt in a collision which happened while emergency services were dealing with a van fire.

Fire and police crews were called to the van fire on the A12 southbound at Copdock at 5.20pm and one lane of the carriageway was closed.

A spokeswoman for Suffolk Constabulary said there was a subsequent collision on the road involving a Toyota Yaris.

The East of England Ambulance Service Trust sent a rapid response vehicle to the scene and medics treated the female driver, who did not require any hospital treatment.

The road was clear by 7pm.