The driver of a car which overturned and caught fire on the A12 escaped with minor injuries, police have said.The accident, involving a Subaru Impreza, happened on the southbound carriageway at Copdock at around 1pm today .

The driver of a car which overturned and caught fire on the A12 escaped with minor injuries, police have said.

The accident, involving a Subaru Impreza, happened on the southbound carriageway at Copdock at around 1pm today .

Suffolk police said the fire was put out by a member of the public with an extinguisher.

Fire crews from Ipswich, along with the pump rescue tender, attended the scene.