ONE lane of the A338 was closed after a car hit the central reservation.

The incident, involving one vehicle, happened southbound just past Blackwater Bridge.

Police were called at 1.29pm and confirmed the car was a green Jaguar sport registered to a woman from Verwood.

A spokesperson for South Western Ambulance Service said they were called at 1.23pm. "There were two people in the car and they are both conscious and breathing. Nobody was trapped and there doesn't appear to be any injuries."

Recovery was called for and the road re-opened at 2.15pm.