A broken-down vehicle is causing heavy traffic along the Coast Road.

The vehicle is reported to have broken down at around 1.38pm on the B3157 coast road at Swyre and remains blocking the eastbound carriageway.

Drivers are having to give way to oncoming traffic whilst recovery is being arranged.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “We received a report at 1.38pm of broken-down vehicle on the B3157 coast road at Swyre - Recovery is being arranged.”