Arrest after pedestrian seriously injured in crash

The A143 in Haverhill. An Esso petrol station can be seen on the left hand side of the image. Vehicles can be seen moving ahead in the distance. Image source, Google
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The A143 in Haverhill was closed by police after the collision involving a car and the pedestrian

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A man has been arrested after a pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash.

Police and paramedics were called to Sturmer Road on the A143 in Haverhill, Suffolk, near the Esso petrol station, just after 13:30 BST on Thursday.

A car towing a mini digger on a trailer collided with a man in his 30s who was then taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridgeshire in a serious, but stable condition, according to Suffolk Police.

A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving before being released on bail.

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