A motorcylist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collison near Ipswich.

A silver Honda motorbike and a silver Nissan car collided on the A137 near Wherstead at around 1pm today.

Ambulance crews, firefighters and police offices attended the scene.

A spokesman for Suffolk Police said that the motorcyclist has been taken to Ipswich Hospital with serious injuries.

As a result of the incident the A137 at Wherstead has been closed between The Street and Valley Lane.

The spokesman said that the road could remain closed to traffic for “quite some time”.

More to follow.