Man suffers life-threatening injuries in bridge fall

Image source, National Highways

Image caption, Traffic was first held at about 15:55 BST

A man was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from a bridge onto the A14 in Suffolk.

Police were called to the Copdock Interchange, in Ipswich, just after 15:25 BST on Saturday.

The road was closed in both directions while emergency services attended the incident. It reopened at about 17:50 BST.

Long queues built up in the area, with National Highways urging people to consider alternative routes.

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