A motorcyclist has been injured in a crash near Dorchester.

The crash happened on the A35, near Higher Bockhampton, shortly before 9pm last night.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said the motorcyclist came off his bike and suffered serious arm injuries.

He was taken to Dorset County Hospital.

The road was closed for an hour and a half while emergency services dealt with the incident.

A spokesman for South Western Ambulance Service said they received a call at 8.46pm.

An ambulance and one rapid response car responded. 

The air ambulance also attended but the man was taken to hospital by road.