POLICE officers had to close two Suffolk roads tonight after separate accidents during the evening rush hour.

POLICE officers had to close two Suffolk roads tonight after separate accidents during the evening rush hour.

The first happened around 5pm on the A143 at Horringer, near Bury St Edmunds, and involved a white Mercedes Sprint insulated van.

The road was cleared by 6.10pm and a spokesman for Suffolk police said there was no indication of any injuries.

The second accident happened shortly before 5.30pm in Warren Road, Red Lodge, near Mildenhall, and involved a red Peugeot 206 Sport.

A female casualty was taken to West Suffolk Hospital with a neck injury as a precaution and the road was reopened just after 6.30pm.