A car has crashed into a lamp-post at a busy Ipswich junction, leading to further rush-hour congestion.

Police were called to the scene of the collision, at the junction between Valley Road and Henley Road, around 4.50pm today.

The constabulary had received reports a car had clipped a number of vehicles before hitting a lamp-post.

A police spokesman said no-one is understood to have suffered any injuries as a result of the collision.

Police remain at the scene, while traffic continues to be heavy due to temporary traffic lights in the area.