DELAYS were caused to rush-hour traffic this evening after a car and lorry collided on the A12.

Police received reports of the collision at just before 5.50pm this evening.

The incident happened near to the Park and Ride facility in Martlesham, Ipswich, and involved an articulated lorry and a Suzuki Swift.

Ambulance staff were called to the scene to check over an elderly lady but reports suggest no one was injured and the road is now clear.