A woman was airlifted to hospital in serious condition after a crash in a village outside of Ipswich.

Emergency services were called to Elm Lane near Wenham Road in Copdock  just before 8.45am on Sunday following reports of a crash involving a car and a bicycle.

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An ambulance, ambulance officer and the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were sent to the scene. 

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The road was also blocked between Back Lane and London Road while officers attended the scene.

The cyclist, an adult woman, was then airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in a serious condition.