A FIRE engine responding to a 999 call was involved in a collision with a car this afternoon, police have said.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue and police are investigating the incident which happened in Henley Road, Ipswich, at around 3.30pm today.

A blue Ford Focus was involved in the incident with a Suffolk fire engine. No injuries were reported.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, said: “At 15:33 on Sunday, March 17, a Suffolk fire engine was involved in a road traffic collision whilst responding to a 999 call.

“The incident happened on Henley Road in Ipswich. Thankfully, nobody was seriously hurt in the incident.

“Working with the police, Suffolk Fire and Rescue is conducting a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the collision, as is standard practice in such incidents.”

Henley Road has now reopened and the car has been removed.

The fire engine was responding to a 999 call relating to a chimney fire at a thatched roof premise in Bulls Road, Hemingstone, Suffolk – just under seven miles from Ipswich.

Fire crews had extinguished several small fires on the thatch and the chimney fire by 4.11pm.