A11: Man Dies In Crash Near Thetford

19 May 2014, 10:24 | Updated: 19 May 2014, 12:40

A man has died, following a crash on the A11 at Barton Mills, near Thetford, this morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the collision just north of Fiveways on the A11 at approximately 1.45am this morning, Monday 19 May with a report that two vehicles had been in collision and one car was on fire.
 
A male driver of one of the vehicles sadly died at the scene and a further man in the second vehicle was taken to West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds with minor injuries.
 
A stretch of the A11 road, north of Fiveways at Barton MIlls is currently closed and diversions are in place whilst repairs are carried out to the road surface and a collision investigation takes place.
 
Any witnesses to this collision are asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Team at Suffolk Police on 101.