A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a serious crash on the A11. 

Emergency services were called to a five vehicle collision on the major route just after 1pm on Saturday. 

A motorbike, two cars and two coaches were involved and the crash blocked the carriageway causing traffic in both directions. 

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A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We were called around 1.10pm to a road traffic collision on the A11 at Barton Mills involving multiple vehicles, including two coaches and a motorcycle. 

"Three ambulances, three ambulance officer vehicles, the Hazardous Area Response Team and the East Anglian Air Ambulance were sent to the scene.

"The motorcyclist, an adult man, was transported by road to the West Suffolk Hospital for treatment for a wrist injury.

"Five other patients assessed on the scene did not require transportation to hospital."

Sensors show severe delays remain in the area with delays also showing on the A1101 heading to and from Mildenhall.