COMMUTERS have been facing delays this morning after a three-car crash on the Upton Bypass.

Police were called by the ambulance service at 7.55am to the Poole-bound carriageway near the Upton slip road.

The cars involved were a Ford Fiesta, Toyota Avensis and a Ford Focus and one lane was closed to allow for recovery of the vehicles.

A Dorset Police spokesman said that one person was taken to Poole Hospital, but their injuries were not thought to be serious.

The road was fully reopened at 8.41am.