Suffolk: A14 reopens after seven hour closure

1 October 2022

The A14 in Suffolk has reopened after two crashes closed the road for seven hours.

Highways England said police attended a collision at about 09:00 BST between junction 50, for Stowmarket, and junction 51, Needham Market.

The westbound carriageway reopened at about midday, with eastbound cleared four hours later.

A tractor and a car were involved in one of the collisions but it was not known whether there were any injuries.

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