A person was taken to hospital following a crash which blocked part of the A12 in east Suffolk. 

Emergency services were called to reports of a collision in Frostenden, near Southwold, at around 2.30pm on Monday.

Three vehicles were involved in the crash which blocked the major route. 

Officers from Suffolk police closed the road and diverted traffic through Southwold while recovery took place. 

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The East of England Ambulance Service was also in attendance. 

A spokesman said: "We were called just before 2.45pm to a road traffic collision involving three vehicles on the A12 near Frostenden. 

"An ambulance and rapid response vehicle were sent to the scene.

"One patient was transported to the James Paget Hospital for further assessment and treatment."

The A12 reopened later on Monday evening.