A person has been arrested after a car was overturned and a lamppost uprooted following a collision on a Norwich road.

Eastern Daily Press: A person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: ArchantA person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: Archant (Image: Archant)

Officers attended a road traffic collision involving two vehicles on Heartsease Lane, near Rider Haggard Road, on Thursday evening.

An eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "The driver sped off down Heartsease Lane before colliding into the back of a Peugeot, then spinning and rolling over, taking a lamppost from the ground."

They added: "The driver and young passenger of the Peugeot received cuts from showering glass and were bleeding."

The collision was described by a police spokesperson as having caused "minor injuries".

Eastern Daily Press: A person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: ArchantA person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: Archant (Image: Archant)

They also confirmed that one person had been arrested at the scene.

Firefighters from Sprowston and Earlham fire stations also attended the incident and made the scene safe, after being alerted at 8.25pm.

Eastern Daily Press: A person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: ArchantA person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: Archant (Image: Archant)

Eastern Daily Press: A person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: ArchantA person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: Archant (Image: Archant)

Eastern Daily Press: A person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: ArchantA person has been arrested following a collision on Heartsease Lane in Norwich. Photo: Archant (Image: Archant)