Three vehicle crash on the A14 results in road being closed for four hours

A three-vehicle collision has taken place on the A14 at Creating St Mary involving two lorries and a car which resulted in the road being closed for over four hours.

Police were called to the scene of the accident on the eastbound carriageway at approximately 3.35pm yesterday, Wednesday, January 31.

Ambulance, air ambulance and fire crew also attended the scene.

One of the lorry drivers, a man, had to be extracted from the vehicle. He was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, with injuries, which are not believed to be life threatening.

The driver of a Toyota car, a woman, was taken by land ambulance to Ipswich Hospital having sustained injuries not believed to be life threatening or changing.

The road was closed as emergency services attended the incident. The westbound carriageway reopened at 7.45pm; the eastbound carriageway reopened at approximately 9.55pm.

It is understood the collision occurred after a fourth vehicle, another lorry, pulled out from a layby. The driver did not stop at the scene.

Police are keen to identify the driver of the fourth vehicle and would like to hear from any witnesses to the collision. Any motorists travelling in the area with dash cam are asked to check their footage.

Anyone with information should contact the Roads and Armed Policing Team quoting CAD 204 of 31 January via:

Website – https://www.suffolk.police.uk/tell-us

Phone – Call 101.

Crimestoppers – Contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org