Crash on A12

It happened last night (17 May)

Author: Sharon PlummerPublished 18th May 2021

Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident that took place on the A12 last night (17 May) near East Bergholt.

It happened at just before 8.25pm at junction 31 with B1070 on the northbound carriageway. Police received calls from numerous members of the public reporting a car travelling southbound on the northbound A12 carriageway between junction 31 and junction 30 at Stratford St. Mary.

It then collided with a Mercedes travelling northbound and a Mazda had to take evasive action and collided into the central reservation. The offending car then failed to stop at the scene of the RTC and continued on the A12 travelling southbound.

The vehicle is described as a small white car with an elderly female driver. No-one was hurt in the incident.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed a small white car driving in this area around the time of the incident or anybody who was driving in this area with dashcam, quoting crime reference 37/25754/21

They should get in touch with PC 274 Thorpe of the Roads and Armed Policing Team at PHQ at Martlesham quoting reference 37/25754/21 by calling 101.

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