Police called to series of collisions on A14 westbound around Higham and Tuddenham including five-vehicle crash

Police were called to a series of collisions on the A14 this morning, including a five-vehicle crash.

Officers were alerted to two separate collisions on the westbound carriageway around Higham and Tuddenham, near Bury St Edmunds, at around 7.50am.

The Higham crash was between a lorry and car, while the incident at Tuddenham saw five vehicles involved.

One lane was blocked after the collisions.

Minor injuries were suffered by some of those involved, but a spokesperson for the ambulance service said treatment by paramedics was declined at the scene.

The road was clear by 8.45am.