A trapped person was released by fire crews and taken to hospital following a two car collision in Felixstowe this afternoon.

Two crews from Felixstowe and one from Ipswich, went to the collision involving two cars in Leopold Road, close to Wolsey Gardens, between the town centre and seafront.

The person was rescued by the fire service and the casualty left in the care of an East of England ambulance and their condition has not yet been confirmed.

The accident closed the road for just over an hour shortly after 12noon this afternoon, with the fire crews on the scene for nearly 90 minutes.