A TEENAGER sustained a head injury in a single-vehicle crash in East Dorset.

Police were called to the crash in Higher Merley Lane in Corfe Millen at 8.36pm on Monday. It involved a black Vauxhall Astra.

Police said the 17-year-old driver of the Astra from Wimborne suffered a head injury.

Dorset Police said he was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.

A spokesperson said he has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.