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# Fatal collision closes A14 at Stowmarket for eight hours
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/fatal-collision-closes-a14-at-stowmarket-for-eight-hours/
- Published: 2025-02-21T12:42:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:20:30.000Z
- Description: Emergency services, including Suffolk Accident Rescue Service, attended a fatal collision on the A14 westbound that closed the road until early Friday morning.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Incidents, Appeals, #article, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

A man in his 60s died at the scene after his black Ford C-Max collided with a Volvo Skip Loader vehicle parked in a layby near junction 49.

Police were called to the incident at 23:41 on Thursday 20 February, with ambulance crews and firefighters also attending.

The westbound carriageway between junctions 50 and 49 remained closed for several hours, reopening at 07:30 on Friday 21 February.

Officers are appealing for witnesses to the collision and are particularly interested in dash-cam footage from motorists who travelled westbound on the A14 between Felixstowe and Stowmarket after 23:00 on Thursday night.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Joint Norfolk & Suffolk Serious Collision Investigation Unit, quoting reference 37/9754/25, via the Suffolk Police website, by emailing [SCIU@norfolk.police.uk](mailto:SCIU@norfolk.police.uk), or by calling 101.

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