POLICE closed Wallisdown Road in Bournemouth after a crash between a car and motorcycle.

Officers were called at 12.15pm to reports of the collision. The car, driven by a 60-year-old woman from Bournemouth, ended up on top of the motorcycle, eyewitnesses said.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 20s from Poole, suffered slight injuries. He was not taken to hospital.

The road was closed from the Mountbatten Arms roundabout.

A fuel spill was cleared by fire fighters from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service.

Traffic was diverted while the incident is dealt with.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident to contact them on 101.