A man was taken to hospital for treatment following a three-car crash on the A12 in east Suffolk.

Emergency services, including Suffolk police and the East of England Ambulance Service, were called to the collision on the northbound carriageway of the road just after 4pm on Saturday.

The road was closed between the junction for Saxmundham and the junction for High Street in Yoxford while emergency services dealt with the incident. 

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A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance said: "We were called just after 4.10pm on Saturday to a road traffic collision on the A12 near Kelsale. 

"Four ambulances and an ambulance officer vehicles were sent to the scene.

"Eight patients were assessed at the scene, one of whom, an adult male, was transported to Ipswich Hospital for treatment."

The man's condition is not known at this time.

The three vehicles involved in the crash were recovered and the A12 reopened at 7pm.