A young man received ‘potentially serious injuries’ during an early hours crash.

Police officers were called to the scene of the crash on the A354 Blandford bypass between the junction of Wimborne Road and the Badger roundabout at 1.25am today (Saturday, September 14).

The collision involved a white Hyundai I20, driven by a woman in her 30s from the Dorchester area, and a 20-year-old male pedestrian from the Blandford area.

The pedestrian was taken to hospital suffering potentially serious injuries. His next of kin have been informed.

A road closure was put in place to enable emergency services to attend the scene safely.

Police officers investigating the serious crash are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.

Police Sergeant Mike Gatfield, of the traffic unit, said: “I am appealing to anyone who was travelling in the area at the time and witnessed what happened to please contact police.

“If you have a dashcam fitted to your vehicle, I would ask you to please check for any relevant footage that may assist our enquiries.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55240141722.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.