Diss breaking news: A140 partially closed after car overturns in "serious road traffic collision"

Norfolk Police, the fire service and and ambulance services have attended a serious road traffic collision near Diss.

The incident happened at around 11.25am, with reports stating that a car had overturned and ended up in a ditch at the Dickleburgh roundabout.

A volunteer critical care team from Suffolk Accident Rescue Service attended the scene, along with fire crews from Diss and Harleston, with hydraulic equipment used to free occupants from the car, and witnesses reporting that an air ambulance left the scene at around 12.30pm.

The northbound carriageway between the A140 Scole roundabout and the A140 Norwich Road junction at Dickleburgh has been closed and is expected to remain closed for some time whilst emergency services deal with the incident, with local diversions in place.

Extensive tailbacks have brought traffic to a standstill along this section of the A140.

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