A woman was taken to hospital after a car collided with her while she was cycling in a north Ipswich road.

Police were called at about 6pm on Friday to reports of a collision between a white Nissan car and a push bike in Old Norwich Road, near the turn off onto Bury Road.

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Suffolk police confirmed officers were at the scene and paramedics provided care.

They added that the road was partially closed and there were delays in the area. 

A spokesman for East of England Ambulance Service said: "We were called just before 6pm on Friday with reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Malkin Close and Old Norwich Road in Ipswich, involving a car and a bicycle.

"An ambulance was sent to the scene and one patient, an adult female, was transported to Ipswich Hospital for further care."