EMERGENCY services were called to a crash between two vehicles on the A35 this afternoon.

Police and paramedics responded to the incident at around 3pm, after the two vehicles left the road at Raymond's Hill, near Axminster.

A Dorset Police spokesperson said: "There was a collision just before 3pm involving two vehicles near Raymond's Hill.

"Both vehicles were off the road. Police and the ambulance service attended.

"The collision involved a red Renault Scenic, registered to a woman from Axminster and a white Vauxhall Movano, registered to a company from Derby."

The people involved suffered minor injuries, and emergency services left the scene by 3.45pm.

A spokesperson for South West Ambulance Service said: "One of the drivers was complaining of back pain.

"We treated one casualty for minor injuries, but no-one was taken to hospital."