A ROAD has been closed near Halesworth this evening after a lorry overturned.

The accident happened at around 3.00pm on the B1117 between Halesworth and Walpole.

A lorry overturned, and although no-one was injured the road has been closed to allow a crane to recover the vehicle, a Suffolk police spokesman said.

Local diversions have been set up while the Highways Agency work to clear the road.