A MAN has suffered life-changing injuries after a car crashed on a bridleway.

Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the path off the A354 at Milborne St Andrew shortly after 11.35pm on Thursday night.

A Ford Fiesta Finesse registered to a man from Blandford was in a crash.

No other vehicles were involved.

One person was seriously injured. He was flown to Southampton General Hospital by helicopter with “potentially life-changing injuries”.

A spokesperson from Dorset Police said the Fiesta was being driven by a 21-year-old man.

There were three other men in the car at the time. The passengers are aged 20, 47 and 53.

The NPAS helicopter was also called to the scene after the crash as pilots were needed to track down injured passengers who had gone for help.