A ROAD has been closed after a crash in west Dorset.

It happened on the B3162 Dottery Road at 3.39pm today.

The vehicle involved is a blue audi estate and was overturned as a result of the crash. 

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene to help remove the driver from the vehicle using hydraulic cutting equipment.

The driver of the vehicle has since been taken to Dorset County Hospital, but it is not yet known how serious their injuries are.