Four people, including two children, have been taken to hospital following a collision between a car and pedestrians in Orchard Street, Ipswich, this morning.

Ipswich Star: Incident involving a pedestrian and vehicle on corner of Blanche Street and Woodbridge Road, IpswichIncident involving a pedestrian and vehicle on corner of Blanche Street and Woodbridge Road, Ipswich

Police were called to the incident on the town centre one way system, off Woodbridge Road, just after 9.35am.

The accident involved a car and three pedestrians.

Two ambulances and an ambulance officer attended and treated two women in their 30s and two children at the scene.

They have all been taken to Ipswich hospital for further care, with injuries not thought to be life-threatening.

Ipswich Star: Police and paramedics at the scene of the collision.Police and paramedics at the scene of the collision.

The incident caused severe congestion on Woodbridge Road eastbound on the one way system between Major’s Corner and Orchard Street.