A BUSY road is closed following a crash this evening.

Police were called at 5.26pm to attend the scene of a one-vehicle collision on the B3073 Christchurch Road, near Bournemouth Airport.

The road is closed both ways between Parley Cross and Chapel Gate and is likely to remain so until midnight, according to Dorset Police.

The crash occurred outside the Wyevale Garden Centre, and involved a silver Ford Mondeo.

A man has been taken to hospital by ambulance, his condition is still being assesed but is not believed to be life-threatening.

Power lines were damaged in the crash and engineers from SSE are at the scene making repairs.

Traffic is affected between Bournemouth Airport and West Parley.

More follows.