A PEDESTRIAN has been taken to hospital after colliding with a car.

The crash, which blocked Ranelagh Road, Ipswich, in both directions for about an hour, left a man suffering from hip and shoulder injuries.

The incident, which involved a silver Vauxhall Vectra, happened on the junction between Ranelagh Road and Pauls Road, causing delays in the surrounding area.

A spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said that a man had been taken to Ipswich Hospital.