A woman in her 80s has died after being in a car that crashed into a ditch yesterday morning.

The driver, a man also in his 80s, and a woman in her 20s, who was in the back of the silver Honda CR-V, also suffered injuries.

The car came off the A1066 in Shadwell near Thetford shortly after 11.40am.

The road was closed in both directions for nearly six hours as emergency services worked to rescue passengers before it reopened at 5.30pm.

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Two fire crews from Thetford and East Harling used hydraulic rescue equipment to free the three from the wreckage.

An air ambulance also landed at the scene.

Norfolk Police is appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage.

Anybody with information should contact police on 101 or SCIU@norfolk.police.uk.