A CRASH involving a van and a truck blocked Holes Bay Road near McDonald's.

Police were called to the scene at around 7.30am.

Traffic was backing up along the Upton Bypass as a result of the collision. There were reportedly severe delays for motorists heading to Poole town centre.

Nobody was seriously injured in the crash, a spokesperson for Dorset Police said.

SSE were called out as a lamppost was damaged in the collision. 

Police closed the road temporarily while the vehicles, a Volkswagen Transporter van and a white Renault Master truck, were recovered.

The road was clear by 9.15am.