A MAJOR Beccles road was closed after a crash involving two cars this afternoon.The incident happened on London Road at about 3.50pm and involved a Renault Scenic and a Ford Focus.

A MAJOR Beccles road was closed after a crash involving two cars this afternoon.

The incident happened on London Road at about 3.50pm and involved a Renault Scenic and a Ford Focus.

The ambulance service and police were called to the scene of the collision that happened on the A145 near the Butchers Arms pub.

Diversions were set up on the A145 near Cromwell Avenue, and were still in place at 5pm.

A police spokesman said two older women with chest pains had been treated by the ambulance service.