One person was airlifted to hospital following a serious crash on the A14 in mid-Suffolk.

Emergency services from across Suffolk were called to reports of a collision involving an HGV and a box van on the A14 in Haughley, near Stowmarket, at 10.30am on Thursday.

Crews from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service worked to rescue a person trapped in one of the vehicles. 

One person has now been taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge for treatment.

Their condition is not known at this time.

A spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We sent the East Anglian Air Ambulance, the Hazardous Area Response Team, three ambulances and an ambulance officer vehicle. 

"One person was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital for further care."

 

 

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National Highways: East tweeted at 6.44pm that all lanes have now reopened following earlier closures. 

Police are investigating the incident.