An accident on the A14 towards Newmarket has caused delays of up to 90 minutes with around four and a half miles of queuing traffic.

Traffic has been temporarily halted at J36 - J37, while the emergency services deal with the collision on the A14 eastbound this afternoon.

Highways England East tweeted a picture showing dozens of vehicles lined up.

@HighwaysEAST said: “Approx’ 4½ miles of queuing traffic. Long delays. @roadpoliceBCH @NSRoadsPolicing

“We’ve helped the emergency services to clear the collision, J36 - J37. But it’ll take time for the long delays to ease.”