Hayley MaceA tanker was forced off the road by a car in the early hours of Tuesday morning.The Shell tanker was forced off the A12 at Blythburgh, south of Lowestoft, at about 2am.Hayley Mace

A tanker was forced off the road by a car in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The Shell tanker was forced off the A12 at Blythburgh, south of Lowestoft, at about 2am.

A Suffolk police spokesman said that a dark-coloured 4x4-type vehicle, which was occupied by three or four men, forced the tanker off the road and then continued northbound along the A12 towards Lowestoft.

Anyone with information should contact Lowestoft police on 01986 835300.