FIVE people were injured today after a four-vehicle crash near Diss.

The smash happened at around 11am on the A143 at Hepworth on the road to Diss.

Four ambulances were sent to the scene where there were reported to be five people with injuries.

A spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said paramedics treated three walking wounded and took two people to the West Suffolk Hospital.

A man, who was trapped by his legs as a result of the crash, was among those taken for further treatment at hospital.

The second casualty is believed to have an arm injury.