A town became "a car park" after construction traffic lights and a traffic light failure halted drivers.

The traffic lights outside Morrisons in Victoria Road, Diss, malfunctioned on Thursday night.

They were flashing "red and green every five to ten seconds". 

 Road closure outside Aldi in Diss (Image: Paris Hume) This - combined with the traffic lights at the construction zone near the Aldi in Park Road - sent traffic to a stand still.

Police also closed Park Road in the direction of the A140 after a lorry broke down.

It was recovered at around 8pm.

The traffic light control in Park Road will remain in place until November 8.