The A47 was blocked in both directions near Swaffham during rush hour today morning after a car crash.

A Ford Fiesta car ended up on its side after the single vehicle accident outside Chalk Farm, Narborough at about 7.50am.

The driver was freed by firefighters and was taken to the Quen Elizabeth Hospital at King's Lynn for a check up.

The A47 was shut between the A1122 roundabout and the B1153 Narborough road and re-opened by 9.15am.