A woman was taken to hospital after she was hit by a car in a market town. 

Suffolk police were called to reports of a crash involving a car and a pedestrian in Bury St Edmunds on Thursday. 

The incident occurred in Cornhill near the junction with Woolhall Street. 

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The woman sustained injuries to her arm and was taken to West Suffolk Hospital by the East of England Ambulance Service. 

A spokesman for Suffolk police said the road was cleared by 2.30pm.