Emergency services were today dealing with an accident on the A14 eastbound just east of the Seven Hills junction at Bucklesham.A woman had to be cut free from her vehicle and a man was also taken to hospital following the accident shortly after 3pm.

TWO people have been taken to hospital today after a car crash on the A14.

The two-vehicle smash happened shortly after 3pm on the Felixstowe-bound carriageway, just east of the Seven Hills junction at Bucklesham.

Emergency services were called to the scene and firefighters had to cut a man free from his car.

The man and a woman in the other car were both taken to Ipswich Hospital, but police said they were not thought to be life-threatening.

The accident has closed one lane of the carriageway and is causing traffic problems in the area.