A car and a lorry have crashed on a major road in Suffolk, temporarily blocking the road.

Suffolk Constabulary were called to the scene of a collision on the A140 about 8.57am today,

The vehicles collided close to The Crossroads, causing congestion just before Eye.

Arriving at the scene, officers found other cars stopped close to the crash, which was obstructing the northbound carriageway.

The East of England Ambulance Service were called to the scene as a precautionary measure, a spokesman for the police said.

An ambulance spokesman said: "We were called at 9.20am with reports of a collision in Norwich Road, Eye.

"We sent one ambulance and took one patient to hospital for further care."

The road was clear by 10.02am.