A crash sparked heavy traffic on the A35 in west Dorset earlier today.

A 70-year-old man was left 'shaken but uninjured', police said, following a single car crash near the George Inn, Chideock.

Police were called just after 4:30pm to reports of a single vehicle road traffic collision on Chideock Hill. 

Slow moving traffic was reported along Main Street in both directions.

The road is now clear and traffic back to normal.