Six people have been taken to hospital following a serious two-vehicle crash.

Police were called to the A143 at Belton, near the Cherry Lane Garden Centre, at 2.14pm today (May 5).

Five ambulances, two ambulance vehicles and a rapid-response vehicle, as well as two air ambulances, were also called to the crash site.

They were taken to James Paget University Hospital and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

Two of the people taken to the James Paget University Hospital have serious injuries. 

The road was closed from the Belton crossroads late into this evening.