A motorist has had a miraculous escape after their car was "sliced in half" on the A10 near Littleport this afternoon.

A Volkswagen Golf and a Skoda Octavia collided in the high-impact crash today (December 17) and police were called just before 4pm.

But incredibly those involved were only "slightly injured" in the collision, police said.

It is not known which of the two cars was cut in half.

A spokeswoman for Cambridgeshire police told the News: "The crash happened on the A10 near Littleport, and police, ambulance and the fire services are all attending.

"A large quantity of fuel and oil has spilled onto the road, so Highways England are also there to deal with this.

"The two vehicles are being recovered by police as we speak.

"Incredibly, those involved have only sustained slight injuries."

She added that the crash happened "near a garden centre", which is likely to be Sharmans Garden Centre just off the A10 in the area.

Road closures were in place at the A10 roundabout with the A1101 Mildenhall Road while officers removed the cars and the sizeable fuel spill wass cleaned up. The road reopened at around 6.30pm.