A broken down car has become stranded in the middle of a busy west Suffolk road – leading to traffic troubles.

Suffolk police said the silver Volvo had suffered a flat tyre in the A1101 near to the Fiveways roundabout, Barton Mills, at around 6.50pm.

A police spokesman said the driver had been unable to get the car off the road and it was left stationary amid fast moving traffic.

Officers have been dispatched to move the car to safety.