A man has been taken to hospital after two vehicles collided with each other along the A37.

The two vehicles hit each other close to the Weir roundabout, not far from Dorchester, and the crash had caused part of the eastbound carriageway to be blocked. 

An ambulance crew treated a man on the scene for what Dorset Police have described as 'minor injuries'. 

Due to the road being partially blocked, there were some delays to traffic in the area but the road has now been cleared and arrangements have been made for the vehicle recovery.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "At 1.18pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, we received a report of a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the A37 close to the Weir roundabout in Dorchester.

"Officers are currently in attendance with the ambulance service. One lane of traffic is currently blocked.

"A man is currently receiving treatment for minor injuries at the scene by the ambulance service.

Dorset Police added: "The road reopened at around 2.45pm and arrangements have been made for the recovery of the vehicles."

A spokesperson for South Western Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 13:11hrs on Tuesday, April 23 to a road traffic incident near Dorchester.

"We sent one double-crewed land ambulance to the scene and conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Dorset County Hospital."