A 20-year-old man who was arrested after a car crash which killed two women in Ipswich has today been transferred from hospital to police custody.

A 20-year-old man who was arrested after a car crash which killed two women in Ipswich is due to be questioned by police today.

The man was placed under police guard while he was treated in Ipswich Hospital for a suspected fractured collarbone after the crash.

But he was taken into custody at Ipswich Police Station tonight where he was being questioned.

Friends Kate Wasyluk, of Irlam Road, Ipswich, and Emma Harold, of Foxhall Road, died after they were in collision with a Citroen Saxo in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A third woman, Emma's 25-year-old sister Beccy is in a stable condition in intensive care at Ipswich Hospital.

The women had been walking along the pavement in Foxhall Road at 12.15am after a soul night at the St Clement's Sports and Social Club.

The occupants of the car, a 20-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

The woman has now been bailed to return to Ipswich Police Station on March 18.