The A31 was closed in both directions for a short time on Saturday afternoon after an accident near the Botany Bay pub, near Winterborne Zelston.

Three elderly people were in a Vauxhall Omega that left the road.

Paramedics and fire crews attended but the car occupants did not need hospital treatment.

No other vehicle was involved.

The road was re-opened after an hour, at around 5.20pm.