People were trapped in a car following a collision between two vehicles in Beccles.

Police were called to George Westwood Way at 11.10am after the crash which involved a Nissan Note and a Ford Galaxy.

A force spokesman said the road was closed for a time with fire and ambulance crews both called.

A spokesman for the ambulance service said: “One vehicle was an elderly couple, the other vehicle was a mother and child, four patients all together.

“Police and fire also attended. The child is a male who has been treated for seatbelt-related injuries and was taken to St James Paget Hospital for further treatment, the three remaining patients suffered minor injuries and were discharged at the scene”.

The road, near the A146, reopened at 12.35pm.