Six cars have been involved in an accident on the A14 this morning, blocking the road.The accident happened at 8.12am on the westbound carriageway, just before the Orwell Bridge at Nacton.

Six cars have been involved in an accident on the A14 this morning, blocking the road.

The accident happened at 8.12am on the westbound carriageway, just before the Orwell Bridge at Nacton.Police officers at the scene have closed the outside lane of the road.

A Suffolk police spokeswoman said two vehicles had collided but it appeared up to six have been involved in the crash, she described as a 'shunt.'

She said one of the vehicles, a Ford KA has been damaged but it is not thought anyone has been badly injured.

The accident was expected to cause delays, threatening grid lock in Ipswich as rush hour traffic diverts through the town centre.