A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of driving offences following a collision outside a hotel in Sandbanks.

Police were called to the Haven Hotel in Banks Road on Saturday morning, after it was alleged a grey Ford C-Max Zetec vehicle had driven through a gate at the hotel.

Dorset Police were called to the premises at 10.22am by the fire service and staff at the hotel who were dealing with a fire on-site, at the time.

A spokesperson from Dorset Police said: “A 46-year-old woman from Poole has been arrested on suspicion of driving offences and is assisting officers with their enquiries.”