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A11 crash: Person taken to hospital after being trapped in a car
The A11 at Thickthorn near Norwich - Credit: Google
Someone was trapped in a car after a serious three-vehicle crash on the A11.
Officers were called to Thickthorn near Norwich following reports of a three-vehicle collision.
Police, fire and ambulance crews remain at the scene as of 4.30pm, having been called at 2.10pm this afternoon, April 22.
The three-vehicle crash occurred on the northbound carriageway.
One person was trapped in a car and emergency services worked to free them. The person was then taken to hospital.
An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “An ambulance, rapid response vehicle and a senior paramedic in a support vehicle attended a road traffic collision on the A11 just after Thickthorn Roundabout just after 2.15pm today.
"One patient was transported to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”
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Recovery is at the scene to recover all three vehicles.
As of 2.30pm, the A11 was closed from Wymondham to Thickthorn but in a tweet Highways confirmed the road had reopened just after 5.15pm.
Following the crash, there were long queues from Thickthorn to Wymondham, a five-mile stretch of road.
There were also some queues reported in Newmarket Road and the A47.
Following the incident, police warned that long delays are possible.
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