MOTORISTS experienced traffic delays on their morning commute out of Bournemouth yesterday due to a broken down vehicle.

Queues soon built up on the northbound carriageway of the A338 Spur Road as a result of the incident.

Dorset Police was called at 6am to the report of the broken down vehicle between Blackwater junction and the Cooper Dean roundabout

The road was closed northbound while the incident was dealt with. It reopened at around 7.25am once the vehicle had been recovered.