Police have been called to the scene of crash on the A14 near Stowmarket where a car smashed into the central reservation.

Officers were called at around 11.50am to reports of the collision on the A14 westbound close junction 49 at Tot Hill.

According to a spokeswoman from Suffolk police, the car was quickly moved to a layby and the road is now clear.

She said: “A car has hit the central reservation.

“The car was moved into a layby at 12.09pm.

“Traffic was temporarily backed up on the road.”

A spokesman from the East of England Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 11.44am today to the A14 in Stowmarket to report of a road traffic collision.

“An ambulance crew attended to a man, believed to be in his 50s.

“He was treated at the scene and taken to Ipswich Hospital for further care.

“His condition is not believed to be life-threatening.”

THe road was fully reopened to traffic at around 12.10pm.