A three car crash on the A12 has seen several people taken to hospital for treatment.

Suffolk police received reports of a crash in the northbound carriageway near Martlesham Heath at around 11.50am.

A police spokesman said the crash involved three vehicles and had seen the nearside lane closed to traffic.

Two ambulances were called to take a number of people to hospital, however none of the injuries are thought to be serious.

The vehicles were being recovered from the scene at 1.15pm.