Man in 'serious condition' after 'major fight'

Scren grab from video showing part of road cordoned offImage source, Neil Mackay
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Two men have been taken to hospital - one in a "serious condition" - following a "major fight in the town centre" with officers making two arrests.

Suffolk Police were called to High Street, Newmarket, at around 15:40 GMT on Saturday, following a report of an "altercation" involving "a number" of people. It added that two people needed medical treatment.

The East of England Ambulance service told the BBC: "It was a major fight in the town centre. Three ambulances were sent. One patient, a male, was taken to Addenbrooke's hospital in a serious condition."

Two men, aged 26 and 23 from Newmarket, were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, police said.

screengrab from video showing police car in the roadImage source, Neil Mackay

In a social media post, external, the force previously said the road had been closed in both directions, but it has since reopened.

A police spokesperson asked witnesses or people with information about the incident to "contact Bury St Edmunds Police quoting reference 37/12771/25".

Newmarket town centre: buildings around an area filled with shrubs and trees. On build is a pub, another is a barber shop
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Newmarket High Street has been closed by police after an altercation

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