AN ambulance has crashed with a car in Valley Road, Ipswich.

AN ambulance has been involved in a collision with a car.

The accident happened tonight around 7pm in Valley Road, Ipswich and involved a silver Ford Focus.

A spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said it is believed the car tried to overtake the ambulance while it was taking a patient to Ipswich Hospital.

She described the collision as a “minor scrape” and said no one was hurt.

A spokesman for Suffolk police said they received a call to the scene around 7pm and that the accident was not serious.