A11 closed in both directions after three-vehicle crash at Mildenhall in Suffolk

The A11 is likely to remain closed into the early hours of Thursday after a serious crash which resulted in a woman being airlifted to hospital.

Emergency services were called to a three-vehicle collision on the A11 near Mildenhall in Suffolk at 10.30am on Wednesday involving a lorry, a Land Rover Defender and a Porsche.

The driver of the Porsche, a woman aged in her 70s, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with serious injuries.

The crash closed the busy dual carriageway in both directions and was the second serious collision on the road in less than 48 hours, following a crash that killed two men on Monday.

The driver of the lorry was taken to West Suffolk Hospital for treatment.

Both carriageways of the A11 have been closed - northbound between Barton Mills and Elveden, and southbound between Thetford and Barton Mills.

Police said on Wednesday afternoon that "extensive damage" was caused to the central reservation and the road would remain closed to allow collision investigators to carry out their work. It is not expected to reopen before the early hours of Thursday.

The A11 is one of the main routes through Norfolk and Suffolk, with both counties expecting an influx of holiday-makers over the four-day Platinum Jubilee holiday weekend.

The crash is the second in three days to have happened at Mildenhall.

On Monday, two men died when their their flatbed truck was involved in a three-vehicle crash with a Range Rover and a lorry.

Police are appealing for witnesses to both crashes.