A11 closed and traffic building on A14 near Newmarket after crash on A1304 at Six Mile Bottom

Police have closed a stretch of the A11 while emergency services deal with a serious car crash.

Officers were called to the scene on the A1304 at Six Mile Bottom, near Newmarket, at 4.25pm following reports of a car travelling southbound having left the road.

Three fire crews, two from Newmarket and one from Soham, were also called to the scene and helped rescue a person who was trapped in the vehicle.

The A11 southbound is closed between junction 36 on the A14 and the A1307. The entry slip road from the A1304 on to the A11 has also been closed.

Traffic is building on the A14 as a result of the closures.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said officers were hoping to re-open the road at around 9pm.

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