Update: Husband and wife injured in crash on A140 in Needham Market-bound
The A140 southbound lane was blocked after a car and lorry crashed. - Credit: Su Anderson
An “elderly” woman has been injured after the car she was in collided with a lorry on the A140.
Police had closed the road after being called at around 10.50am to the crash by the junction for Coddenham.
A force spokeswoman said the woman had suffered “non life-threatening” injuries, with her husband’s condition less serious. He was described as “walking wounded”.
She said: “The ambulance was called which asked for police assistance. The road was blocked and one female victim was trapped on the south-bound approach to the A14 junction.
“The woman is an elderly female. Recovery is required for the vehicles with full closure of the road southbound put in place.”
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Fire crews were also called to the accident which is causing delays.
A spokesman for the ambulance service said: “We were called at 10.44am dispatching two ambulances and a paramedic officer to a collision between a car and a lorry.
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“The couple in the car were in their 70s, the lady driver suffered a suspected ankle fracture along with a neck injury, the man had a minor head injury. Both were taken to Ipswich Hospital for further treatment.
“The lorry driver was also assessed, he was shaken but fine.”
The road was reopened at about 12.15pm.
