A person has been taken hospital with serious injuries after a car crashed into a tree near Newmarket.

Police, firefighters and ambulance crews were called to the crash on the A1303 in Stetchworth, at about 7am today, Monday, March 7.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said the driver of the vehicle has been taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with serious injuries.

They added the road is currently still closed while recovery takes place.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said: "One car was involved, with one casualty trapped inside."

Crews successfully released the person from their vehicle just before 7.30am.

Appliances from Newmarket and Cambridge attended the crash.

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