A person was taken to hospital after a crash left a car on its side near a Suffolk town.

Police were called to the crossroads between Livermere Road and Mill Road, in Great Barton, near Bury St Edmunds, at around 11.15am on Thursday to reports of a crash between a car and a van.

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On arrival, officers found that a car was on its side following the collision and another car had been damaged. 

Suffolk Fire and Rescue and East of England Ambulance Services were also at the scene.

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Police say a person was trapped in the car and a crew helped to safely extract the person from the car.

Two ambulances were sent to the scene and a person was taken to West Suffolk Hospital for further care.