A WHITE van driver who failed to stop at a collision on the A35 near Dorchester is being tracked down by the police.

The incident took place at 5.40pm on Tuesday, May 3 at the junction with Muckleford Lane in Winterbourne Abbas involving a small white van and a red Peugeot 307.

A 44-year-old Winterbourne Abbas woman, sustained whiplash injuries after the van, which failed to stop crashed into her Peugeot.

She was then treated at Dorset County Hospital.

PC Terry Swain, of Dorset Police’s traffic unit, said: “The Peugeot, which was travelling west, overturned as a result of the collision.

“The white van failed to stop and continued to head in the direction of Winterbourne Steepleton.”

The A35 was closed in both directions for around two hours as a result of the collision.

To contact Dorset Police call 01305 222222.