Ambulance crews were sent to help a woman who injured her ankle after falling from her horse in Newmarket this morning.

The East of England Ambulance Service received a call shortly after 8.30am today to Hamilton Road in the town.

They sent a rapid response vehicle and an ambulance crew to the scene.

Paramedics treated a woman, thought to be in her 20s, for an ankle injury.

She was taken to West Suffolk Hospital for further treatment.

A spokesman for the service said the woman’s condition is not believed to be life-threatening at this time.

They added: “A rapid response vehicle and ambulance crew attended.

“They treated a woman, believed to be in her 20s, who has suffered an ankle injury.

“She was taken to West Suffolk Hospital for further care.”