EMERGENCY services dealt with a serious two-vehicle crash in north Dorset.

Police, ambulance and fire teams were called to the scene of the collision on the A354 north of Blandford near Thickthorn Cross.

The crash took place shortly after 4pm and the road was closed for hours.

A Dorset Police spokesperson said: "We received a report at 4.09pm of a two-vehicle collision on the A354 north of Blandford near Thickthorn Cross.

"Officers attended, along with the ambulance service and road closures have been put in place as the emergency services respond to the incident."

The police did not have any details regarding injuries.