Man, 30, dies after Christmas Day crash on A14

A man has died after a crash on the A14 on Christmas Day.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the A14 eastbound at Newmarket just after 8.40pm on Sunday (December 25).

A black Ford Focus was driving towards Ipswich when it was in collision with a male pedestrian.

Another pedestrian, who was present at the scene, was not injured. The driver of the Ford Focus was also not hurt in the crash.

The road was closed for over seven hours just prior to the A142 junction in both the eastbound and westbound carriageways. It reopened at 5.25am on Monday.

Suffolk Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or may have seen pedestrians at this location just prior to the collision.

They also request that anyone with dash cam footage contacts the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, quoting 37/80868/22 of 25 December 2022 or email SCIU@norfolk.police.uk