A motorist escaped with minor injuries after her car crashed into a house in Sudbury.

The incident happened at a property by the junction with Church Street and Cross Street at around 7.10pm.

Suffolk police and ambulance personnel attended the scene and although the house was occupied at the time of the crash the only person understood to have been injured was the female driver, who was alone in the Peugeot 308 car.

Officers remained at the scene as they awaited recovery of the vehicle.

The cause of the incident is being investigated.