Heavy traffic on Nacton Road, Ipswich (Image: Archant)
A broken down lorry caused rush hour congestion on Nacton Road.
The accident happened near Waitrose and was blocking the road from 5pm.
A Suffolk police spokesman said cars could get round the lorry with care but larger vehicles could not.
The lorry was recovered by 7pm.
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