Train services from Norwich resume following derailment near Thetford

Train services have resumed following a derailment near Thetford on Tuesday evening.

The Norwich-bound East Midlands service partly came off the tracks between Thetford station and Harling Road after hitting a tree.

One person was left with minor injuries, but did not require hospitalisation.

Emergency services, including fire, police and ambulance, were called to the scene just before 9.15pm.

A spokesperson for National Rail said the line was now and trains back on schedule.

The incident affected services between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street as well as Cambridge and Stansted Airport.

The line was cleared yesterday evening, at 11.30pm.