A14: Man arrested after lorry overturned released on bail

Long queues built up on the roads around the incident

The driver of a lorry who was arrested after it overturned on the A14 has been released pending further inquiries.

Suffolk Police said it was called just after 05:10 BST on Friday to the incident between junction 51 for the A140 and junction 52 for Claydon.

The driver, a man in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of driving with excess drugs and possession of a controlled drug.

The road was closed in both directions for recovery of the lorry.

Police said the driver was initially taken to Ipswich Hospital as a precaution, but was discharged and taken in for questioning.

There were long delays on diversion routes, including the A140, after a lorry overturned on the A14

The force asked for anyone with any information to contact them.

Traffic in the closure has been released but recovery of the lorry is expected to go into the afternoon

In a separate incident, the eastbound carriageway was also closed on Friday after a four-vehicle collision near Stowmarket.

Suffolk Police said it was called shortly after 09:50 to a crash involving three cars and a lorry just after the A1120 slip road.