A man has been taken to hospital following a crash that flipped his vehicle on its roof.

The single-vehicle collision occurred on Beaminster Road near Melpash before 6pm on Sunday, September 3.

The driver of the vehicle was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital for his injuries, although they were not believed to be serious.

The road was closed whilst police and crews from Bridport and Beaminster fire stations dealt with the crash.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "We received a report at 5.46pm on Sunday, September 3 of a single-vehicle collision on Beaminster Road near Melplash.

"Officers attended and the male driver of the vehicle was treated by the ambulance service and taken to hospital for injuries that were not believed to be serious.

"The vehicle was recovered and police left the scene at around 9.30pm."

A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said: "We were called to a single-vehicle road traffic collision near Melplash at 5.52pm yesterday.

"Two crews attended, from Beaminster and Bridport, and they found one vehicle on its roof but with no one trapped."