Two arrested after car overturned in A14 crash near Claydon

Three men were taken to hospital and two arrests were made after a car left the A14 near Claydon and overturned into a hedge (file photo) <i>(Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)</i>
Three men were taken to hospital and two arrests were made after a car left the A14 near Claydon and overturned into a hedge (file photo) (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)
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Three men were taken to hospital and two arrests were made after a car left the A14 and overturned into a hedge.

Police were called at around 10pm on Saturday, November 7, following reports of a crash on the A14 westbound near Claydon.

A car had left the carriageway and overturned before coming to rest in a hedge.

The ambulance and fire service were also at the scene.

One person was trapped inside the vehicle, while two other people were reported to have left the scene following the crash.

Around 30 minutes later, one of the men was found nearby, while the other was located near the Premier Inn in Claydon at about 3.10am.

All three men were taken to hospital for treatment.

A man was arrested at the scene after officers discovered he was wanted for another matter.

He was taken to Martlesham Police Investigation Centre for questioning after being discharged from hospital.

A second man, believed to have been driving the vehicle, was initially arrested.

He was later de-arrested after agreeing to provide a blood sample at hospital, pending further enquiries and the result of the blood test.

The A14 remained closed until around 1.50am.

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called just after 10pm on Saturday 7 November to a road traffic collision on the westbound A14 between junctions 53 and 52, near Claydon.

"We dispatched two ambulances, an ambulance officer vehicle and a response vehicle from Essex BASICS.

"Three patients injured in the collision were transported to Ipswich Hospital for further treatment."

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