A man has been arrested after a hit-and-run in a town centre.

Police received a report of a crash in Bridport town centre at around 10.30am today.

A 43-year-old man from Bridport was arrested for driving offences, failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis, driving without due care and attention and driving without insurance or a driving licence.

The vehicle was seized and removed.

A Bridport Police spokesperson said: "We are aware that this vehicle may have been linked to other incidents overnight and on previous days in Bridport and we will be following up on those reports."