Six-vehicle crash causes severe A14 delays in Suffolk

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 4 Nov, 14:33 · Archive

A six-vehicle crash on the A14 between Claydon and Needham Market sent five people to hospital on 3 November.

A six-vehicle crash caused severe disruption on the A14 westbound on the evening of 3 November. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was called to the carriageway between junction 52 at Claydon and junction 51 at Needham Market at 5.43pm. Crews found two separate but related collisions at the end of the slip road from the Claydon junction. The first involved four vehicles in an end-to-end collision. A fifth vehicle then swerved to avoid these vehicles and collided with a sixth. Two adults in the second collision were uninjured and able to leave the scene.

Fire crews from Ipswich East, Princes Street and Needham Market attended the scene, checked those involved and made the area safe. Five patients were taken to Ipswich Hospital for further care. The East Anglian Daily Times reported that two of those taken to hospital were babies; the Ipswich Star reports that one adult and two babies were hospitalised. No further information on their condition has been released.

Motorists faced around 15 minutes of delays and a mile of congestion on the approach. The road was reported clear at approximately 7.10pm.

How it is being reported

• Two babies and adult taken to hospital after six-vehicle A14 crashSix-vehicle A14 crash near Claydon and Needham Market leaves an adult and two babies in hospital, with severe westbound delays for motorists on November 3.Ipswich Star · 4 Nov, 08:10
• Two babies and adult taken to hospital after six-vehicle A14 crashSix-vehicle A14 crash near Claydon and Needham Market leaves an adult and two babies in hospital, with severe westbound delays for motorists on November 3.East Anglian Daily Times · 4 Nov, 08:10
• Multi-vehicle crash causes severe A14 delays at rush hourA14 westbound traffic is held between Claydon and Needham Market after a multi-vehicle collision.East Anglian Daily Times · 3 Nov, 18:28
• Multi-vehicle crash causes severe A14 delays at rush hourA14 westbound traffic is held between Claydon and Needham Market after a multi-vehicle collision.Ipswich Star · 3 Nov, 18:28

In this story: A14 · Claydon · Needham Market · Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service · Ipswich Hospital

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