A man was taken to hospital with a broken ankle after a crash between a car and a motorcycle in a west Suffolk town. 

Emergency services were called to Westgate Street in Bury St Edmunds at around 1.05pm to reports of a crash between a car and a motorbike. 

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Officers say the collision occurred at the junction with Bridewell Lane.

A spokesman said the motorcyclist was injured following the incident and was taken to hospital by an ambulance. 

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There were heavy delays in the area but the road has now been cleared and traffic is flowing normally.