Police are directing traffic at a major Cromer road junction during this morning's rush hour after a van smashed into railings.

Eastern Daily Press: The van crash on Cromer's Norwich Road. Picture: ALEX HURRELLThe van crash on Cromer's Norwich Road. Picture: ALEX HURRELL (Image: Archant)

The accident, which happened before 8am, involved a white van belonging to a Norwich-based flood protection firm.

It collided with railings at the junction of Norwich Road and Cromwell Road, dislodging a large part of the vehicle's nearside wing.

Eastern Daily Press: Police on the scene of a van crash on Cromer's Norwich Road. Picture: ALEX HURRELLPolice on the scene of a van crash on Cromer's Norwich Road. Picture: ALEX HURRELL (Image: Archant)