TWO people have been taken to hospital after they were run over by a car near a holiday park.

A man and a woman have been hospitalised after they were hit by a car that had rolled down a hill.

Coastguard rescue teams from Lulworth, Wyke and Kimmeridge, along with the ambulance service, fire service, police and air ambulance were in attendance.

A spokesman for Lulworth Coastguard Rescue Team said: "We were paged at 12:15 this afternoon to respond to reports of a car on the cliff having run two people over at Durdle Door Holiday Park.

"It transpired that a car had rolled down the hill at the car park running over the owner and one other. The car had come to a halt some 30m from the car park. An injured male was flown to Southampton Hospital, a less seriously injured woman was taken by road to Dorset County Hospital.

"With no further persons in danger, the teams were stood down."

More to follow.