EMERGENCY services were called to stretch of road in north Suffolk where a van had overturned.

The crash happened on the northbound A11, between Elveden and Thetford, at about 1.30pm.

Firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene, and police closed the road in both directions between Forest Retail Park and the Elveden crossroads.

The male van driver was conscious and breathing when medics arrived but the extent of his injuries is yet to be confirmed.

Earlier, two cars collided on the A134 at Palgrave. The crash happened at about 12.15pm, between a Renault Megane and Ford Mondeo.

An ambulance was called to the scene to treat a woman complaining of chest pains.