A medical incident has caused traffic queues along a main route through Dorchester.

Police closed Weymouth Avenue after receiving reports of the incident at 12.44 this afternoon.

A police spokesperson confirmed officers have now left the scene.

Traffic flow may still be affected along the section of road between B3144 Great Western Road and B3147 Maumbury Road.

A spokesperson for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said: "We were called at 12:42 to reports of a medical emergency.

"We have attended with an ambulance and a rapid response vehicle.

"It has been reported that one patient has been taken to Dorset County Hospital."