Van driver in hospital in critical condition following two vehicle collision in Earl Stonham

The driver of a van involved in a collision with another vehicle in Earl Stonham remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The incident occurred just before 6.50am yesterday morning, Thursday, July 1, at Forward Green, on the A1120 Bell’s Lane, where a white Ford Connect van was involved in a collision with a grey Skoda Octavia.

Fire and ambulance crews were also in attendance and the driver of the van – a man aged in his 20s – had to be extracted from the vehicle. He was subsequently flown by air ambulance to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, with life-threatening injuries, where he remains in a critical condition.

The road was closed until 12.15pm whilst a collision investigation took place and for recovery of the vehicles.

Officers would like to hear from anyone who saw either vehicle immediately prior to the collision, or who was driving along the A1120 between the A140 and Stowupland between 6.40am and 6.50am and has a dashcam fitted in their vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Roads and Armed Policing Team at Bury St Edmunds Police Station on 101, quoting reference CAD 49 of 1 July.