ONE person was killed after a road accident at Two Mile Bottom in Thetford.

A 78-YEAR-OLD man was killed in a road accident on the A134 at Two Mile Bottom near Thetford.

The collision, between a purple Rover 220, travelling towards Thetford, and a blue Nissan Terrano, travelling in the opposite direction, happened close to the Santon Downham junction at 4.45pm yesterday.

The 78-year-old-man, from the Mundford area, who was in the Rover, died at the scene.

The Nissan driver, a 48 year old man from the Feltwell area, suffered minor injuries.

Firefighters attended and stayed at the scene until 7.09pm.

Norfolk Police is appealing for witnesses. Anyone with information about the incident or who witnessed it should contact Pc Jeremy Blamire, at Swaffham Roads Policing Unit, on 08454564567.