A man has been injured in a crash on the A35. 

The road was blocked at Winterbourne Abbas, but it is understood to have been cleared at 12.10pm. 

Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash shortly before 10.25am.

Police and ambulance services rushed to the scene. 

Traffic is affected in both directions between Winterbourne Abbas and Poundbury.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "We were called at 10.24am to report of a two-vehicle collision on the A35 in Winterbourne Abbas.

"Officers attended with ambulance service. Recovery requested for one of the vehicles

"One person has been taken to hospital."