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# Driver arrested after car crashes into Ipswich businesses
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/driver-arrested-after-car-crashes-into-ipswich-businesses/
- Published: 2024-09-22T09:48:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:35:00.000Z
- Description: A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after a car collided with two businesses in Ipswich town centre early this morning.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Crime, Appeals, #article, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**The big picture:** Police were called to Tacket Street shortly before 04:30 BST following reports of a single-vehicle collision. The incident has led to road closures and damage to local businesses.

![The crash caused significant damage to the Gateway Continental Convenience Store](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1726998416-gateway-continental-crash-1.jpg)

The crash caused significant damage to the Gateway Continental Convenience Store Photo: Oliver Rouane-Williams (Ipswich.co.uk)

**Key details:** The car reportedly left the road and struck a building, damaging two businesses:

- A male passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle and was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
- The driver, a man in his 20s, was arrested at the scene after failing a roadside drug test.
- Tacket Street is currently closed at the junction with Cox Lane.

**What's next:** Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage to assist their investigation.

**Between the lines:** Authorities do not believe anyone else was involved in the collision and have stated it is not connected to an assault that took place in the town centre last night.

**How to help:** Anyone with information is asked to contact the Roads Policing Team at Suffolk police, quoting reference 37/53999/24:

- Website: [https://www.suffolk.police.uk/tell-us](https://www.suffolk.police.uk/tell-us?ref=ipswich.co.uk)
- Phone: 101

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