THE driver of a Mercedes van suffered a heart attack after his vehicle ploughed into a wall in Martham this morning.He was released from the wreckage and taken to James Paget University Hospital along with a female passenger following the crash in White Street at 9.

THE driver of a Mercedes van suffered a heart attack after his vehicle ploughed into a wall in Martham this morning.

He was released from the wreckage and taken to James Paget University Hospital along with a female passenger following the crash in White Street at 9.35am.

A police spokesman said both casualties were from Martham and police closed the road for two hours while they cleared up at the scene.

He added the female was released after receiving treatment while the man was kept in for observation.