Motorists in Leavenheath faced major delays after a two-vehicle collision blocked a street in the village.
Paramedics and police were called to the incident in Harrow Street, which saw one vehicle end up in a field, at about 7.40am today.
The collision involved a Ford Fiesta and a Citroen Dispatch van.
An ambulance spokesman said: “We were called at 7.44am, a paramedic in a rapid response car treated a woman for shock.
“She didn’t need hospital treatment so was left in the care of a relative.”
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