A driver has been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and a van in a village.

Emergency services were called to Beyton Road in Thurston, near Bury St Edmunds, at 7.38am on Tuesday.

On arrival, police found that the vehicles were blocking the road and one of the drivers had been injured.

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An ambulance and ambulance officer vehicle were sent to the scene and a person was taken to West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds for further care.

Officers say the road was cleared at about 9am and traffic is now flowing normally.