THE A31 was briefly closed at Sturminster Marshall due to a crash earlier today.

The collision occurred just west of the Roundhouse roundabout at around 4pm, and involved a green Toyota Starlet registered to a Dorchester woman, a black Mercedes registered to a Ringwood woman and a silver Citroen Saxo registered to a Torquay woman.

Two people suffered minor injuries.

Police closed the road, which was blocked, and recovery vehicles had cleared the scene by 5.20pm.