EMERGENCY services responded to a crash involving a van and a mobility scooter in Boscombe.

The mobility scooter rider sustained minor injuries in the collision, which took place in Parkwood Road at around 5.30pm on Wednesday, September 7.

Police closed the road at the junction with Harvey Road and Christchurch Road while the incident was dealt with. A crew from South Western Ambulance Service was also in attendance at the scene.

A Dorset Police spokeswoman said: "We received a report at around 5.30pm on Wednesday, September 7, of a collision involving a van and a mobility scooter in Parkwood Road in Bournemouth.

"The road was closed at the junction with Harvey Road and Christchurch Road. One person sustained minor injuries. The road was cleared at around 6.10pm."