Driver in 80s airlifted to hospital after collision

Neve Gordon-FarleighBBC News, Suffolk
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Ambulance crews, the air ambulance and Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene on Wyken Road in Stanton, which involved three cars

A man in his 80s was taken to hospital with serious injuries by the air ambulance following a collision involving three cars.

It happened on the A134 at Stanton, near Bury St Edmunds, just after 12:05 BST on Saturday, Suffolk Police said.

Ambulance crews, the air ambulance and Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service attended the crash site at the Wyken Road junction.

The man, who was driving a Renault Clio, was flown to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

He remained in hospital in a stable condition.

Two women, the driver and passenger in a Ford Fiesta, were taken to West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds.

The driver a Toyota Yaris was treated for injuries at the scene of the crash.

The road remained closed until 20:50 while the vehicles were recovered.

Police appealed for dashcam footage or witnesses.

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