Two women were taken to hospital following a crash in Thetford this afternoon.

Two cars were involved in a crash after a large tree came down on the A1075 due to the strong winds.

It happened at 4.40pm.

A woman in her 40s was taken to the West Suffolk Hospital with non-life threatening injuries after being cut free from her car by the fire service.

Another woman in her 50s was also taken to hospital for precautionary x-rays.