A major road in West Dorset has been blocked both ways due to a crash.

Emergency services received a report of a crash at Eype Down Road junction at around 1.20pm.

The vehicle has reportedly collided with two parked vehicles and ended up on its side.

Police officers attended the scene as well as fire crews from Bridport and Charmouth who made the scene safe.

There were no reports of any serious injuries and no rescues were required.

The A35 West Road was partially blocked both ways and slow traffic was reported in the area.

The road was cleared and officers left the scene at around 3pm.

One driver said: "Eastbound traffic is at a standstill in Chideock, must be an accident somewhere."

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "We received a report at 1.20pm of a single vehicle collision on the A35 at Chideock.

"Officers have attended and road closures have been put in place.

"There are no reports of any serious injuries.

"The road was cleared and officers left the scene at around 3pm."

A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said: "We received a call at 1.26pm this afternoon about a road traffic collision on Main Street, Chideock.

"The vehicle had collided with two parked vehicles before rolling onto its side.

"Two crews from Bridport and one from Charmouth attended the incident which involved a single vehicle on its side – no rescues were required so crews made the scene safe."

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 1:21pm on Thursday, May 23 to a road traffic incident near Chideock.  

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