Single vehicle road traffic collision on A11 northbound

Police, ambulance and fire service on scene at incident involving HGV (Incident reference: 032978)
Closed
Location: A11 northbound (What3Words reference: ///LECTURING.BROADS.TOOTHPICK)
24 October 2026
Time: 2:48pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket

A tanker, carrying a non-toxic waste substance (wastewater), has come to rest on its side on the northbound carriageway. Police, ambulance and the fire service are on scene. National Highways informed. 

Crews from Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall and Newmarket are working to free the driver of the vehicle from the HGV's cab, which is in a vertical position.

Stop message called at 3:41pm with driver assisted from the cab by firefighters using a 9m ladder once his condition had been assessed. 

Police reference: 157

Ambulance reference: 2438

This incident was closed at 3:53pm.