Road closed for over 11 hours following serious road traffic collision at Little Stonham
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Little Stonham.
Officers were called just before 12.40pm on Wednesday, August 2, to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A140 Norwich Road involving a tractor and a lorry.
Police, ambulance crew and an air ambulance were all in attendance to the incident, which occurred near the A1120 and Angel Hill junctions.
The driver of the tractor, a man aged in his 30s, was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, having sustained serious injuries.
The driver of the lorry, a man also aged in his 30s, also sustained injuries and was taken to Ipswich Hospital for treatment.
The road was blocked in both directions, between the Coddenham crossroads and Mendlesham, whilst emergency services attended to the collision and a scene investigation was carried out. The road did not re-open until about 11.50pm, more than 11 hours after the crash.
Police are keen to hear from any witnesses to the collision, any motorists with dash cam footage and anybody who witnessed the manner of driving of the vehicles involved.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Roads and Armed Policing Team quoting CAD 137 of 2 August.
Website – www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/existing-report-update
Phone – Call 101.