Motorists faced delays in this evening's rush hour after a lorry skidded into a ditch on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

The accident happened on the A143 at Haddiscoe, near Beccles, at about 3.20pm.

A police spokesman said the driver was not trapped or seriously injured in the accident.

However, the road was blocked until after 8pm while the lorry was recovered.

Diversions were put in place.