PART of the A31 is currently closed following a serious injury collision near Sturminster Marshall.

The westbound carriageway has been closed between the Roundhouse Roundabout and the White Post junction following a collision between a car and a van.

The incident occurred near Almer Farm, near the junction of the A31 and the B3075.

Ambulance and fire services were also called to the scene.

A police spokesman said the road could be blocked 'for some time'.

Police have also closed a road near Dorchester after a vehicle overturned on Hollow Hill.

A beige Land Rover Discovery, registered to a man from the Wareham area, went over near Kingston Maurward but the driver escaped without serious injury.

The road has been blocked while the vehicle is recovered.