A LAMPPOST has been flattened after it was struck by a car in Ipswich today.

A LAMPPOST has been flattened after it was struck by a car in Ipswich today.

The accident, which involved a Renault Clio, took place in Valley Road near to the junction with Westwood Avenue at around 7.23am.

The driver was taken to Ipswich hospital as a precaution.

The road was not blocked.

A police spokesman said Ipswich Borough Council had been notified.