A MAN has been taken to hospital in Ipswich today after being crushed by a forklift truck.

A MAN has been taken to hospital in Ipswich today after being crushed by a forklift truck.

The man, who is believed to be about 60-years-old, was conscious and breathing after the accident in the Claydon Business Park in Great Blakenham at about 6.40am.

The accident happened in the grounds of FexEx UK, formerly ANC parcels.

The man was taken to hospital but it is not thought his injuries were life threatening.

Suffolk police attended the scene but the investigation into the accident has now passed to the Health and Safety Executive.

No one from the company or the HSE was available to comment on the accident today.