A woman suffered serious injuries after she was hit by a van on the A14 on the Suffolk-Cambridgeshire border.

Emergency services were called to the westbound carriageway, near to junction 37 for Newmarket, at about 5pm on Thursday after a white Ford Transit van hit a pedestrian. 

The pedestrian, a woman in her 40s, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with serious injuries. 

She remains in hospital and in a stable condition. 

The van driver remained at the scene and is assisting with enquiries. 

Both the A14 and adjoining A11 were closed for a number of hours while emergency services dealt with the incident. 

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact Cambridgeshire police on 101, using reference 389 of April 13.