TWO people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into traffic lights in Kinson.

Emergency services were called to the scene at Poole Lane, at the junction of Wimborne Road and Home Road, around 11.10am this morning.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said the driver and a passenger were taken to hospital by ambulance with minor injuries.

Firefighters removed the roof of the silver Renault Clio.

The traffic lights have been damaged.

Recovery is on the scene to remove the vehicle.

Traffic is slow as a result of the collision. There is no access to Poole Lane from Wimborne Road, a force spokesperson confirmed.