TAILBACKS a mile long have formed on the A12 between Ipswich and Lowestoft both ways.The delays have been caused after traffic lights on the Darsham railway crossing were struck by lightning earlier today.

TAILBACKS a mile long have formed on the A12 between Ipswich and Lowestoft both ways.

The delays have been caused after traffic lights on the Darsham railway crossing were struck by lightning earlier today.

A spokeswoman for Network Rail said: “It was reported to us at 1.15pm and we have got our technicians down there at the moment working to try and fix it.”