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# Major roads around Ipswich hit by three crashes causing severe delays
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/major-roads-around-ipswich-hit-by-three-crashes-causing-severe-delays/
- Published: 2025-01-14T08:29:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:25:40.000Z
- Description: Three separate crashes have brought traffic to a standstill around Ipswich this morning, with both the A12 and A14 affected by closures and delays.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Roads & Car Parking, Incidents, #article, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**Why it matters**: Morning commuters are facing significant disruption, with multiple road closures forcing traffic onto alternative routes.

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Three separate crashes have brought traffic to a standstill around Ipswich this morning, with both the A12 and A14 affected by closures and delays Photo: Andy Proctor

**The latest**:

- An overturned lorry has closed the A12 southbound near Copdock
- Two further crashes on the A14 westbound have led to closures near Sproughton and Wherstead
- Suffolk Police are at the scenes of all three incidents
- National Highways warns the A12 recovery operation will be "complex" as the lorry has "come to rest on its side on the verge"

**Diversion details**: Drivers heading south on the A12 are being directed to:

- At Copdock Mill Interchange take the A1214 to Ipswich and continue to the signalised junction with the A1071
- At the junction turn left and follow the A1071 to the roundabout with the B1113
- At the roundabout take the first exit and follow the B1113 through Washbrook and Copdock to rejoin the A12 southbound at Junction 32B Bentley

**Impact**: The southbound carriageway looks set to be closed for most of rush hour, with knock-on effects also affecting the A14 westbound near the Copdock Interchange.

**The bottom line:** Multiple incidents across Ipswich's road network have created significant disruption, with drivers advised to seek alternative routes or expect lengthy delays.

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