COMMUTERS are today being hit by delays on the A12 in Suffolk after a truck overturned.

COMMUTERS were hit by delays today on the A12 in Suffolk after a van overturned.

The incident happened at around 6.15am on the London-bound carriageway, around half a mile from the Copdock roundabout.

The driver of the Leyland Daf Box Van, which blocked one lane, was taken to Colchester Hospital with minor injuries.

A spokeswoman for Suffolk police said diversions had been put in place while the vehicle was recovered. The road re-opened at around 8.25am.