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Person taken to hospital after crash closes A14

National Highways A highways camera image of the A14 near Bury St Edmunds. A yellow helicopter and emergency services vehicles can be seen on the road. National Highways
Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were at the scene on Thursday morning

A person was taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash which resulted in the closure of a major road.

The A14 was completely shut near Bury St Edmunds, in Suffolk, after two cars and a van were involved in a collision on the eastbound carriageway at about 08:56 GMT on Thursday.

Three ambulances, two ambulance officer vehicles and a Suffolk Accident Rescue Service (SARS) vehicle went to the scene. The East Anglian Air Ambulance landed on the westbound carriageway.

Drivers endured delays of 20 minutes and two miles of congestion. Both carriageways had reopened by 13:00.

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service added: "One person was taken to West Suffolk Hospital for further care."

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