A SERIOUS accident closed a road between Blandford Forum and Tarrant Keyneston.

Police were called to a crash involving a car and a van on Wimborne Road, the B3082, at 9.10am.

The vehicles involved were a silver VW Golf, registered to a woman from Wimborne and a white Ford Transit van registered to a company from Derbyshire.

Fire services took the roof off one of the vehicles in order to free a driver trapped inside.

One person was treated for minor injuries.

Both the car and van were recovered at 11am.

The local authorities were also contacted to deal with a large amount of diesel which had spilled out onto the road.

An ambulance attended, although the police said that the injuries are thought to be minor.

The road was closed between the A354 and Tarrant Keyneston, near the Ashley Wood golf club where the accident took place.

Police officers were able to fully re-open the road and leave the scene by 11.30am.