A woman was taken to hospital with head injuries following a crash which closed a lane of the A12 this morning.

The BMW driver was involved in a collision with a Mitsubishi truck on the southbound carriageway at Capel St Mary.

Emergency services were called to the scene just before 8am. Police closed a lane of the road between the Capel St Mary and East Bergholt exits for recovery work to take place.

A fire crew from Hadleigh helped free the BMW driver from the vehicle. She was taken to Ipswich Hospital by ambulance. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.