A woman has died in hospital following a serious crash on the A14 in Suffolk.

Police were called shortly before 9.30pm on Monday evening with reports of a major crash close to the Copdock junction.

The road was closed between Copdock and Sproughton until 4am on Tuesday while emergency services worked at the scene.

A woman was taken to Ipswich Hospital but a spokesman for Suffolk police confirmed this morning she later died from her injuries.

It is not yet clear how many vehicles were involved in the collision.

Any witnesses to the accident are asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Team on 101, quoting reference CAD 407 of January 7.