A road is closed after a crash between a car and a parked car in Burton, near Christchurch.

The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is understood to have landed in a field off Stony Lane.

Police have been called to the crash in Cowleys Road. Part of Burnham Road in Burton is also closed off.

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A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "Dorset Police received a report at 2.40pm on Monday 26 September of a collision involving a car and a parked vehicle in Cowleys Road in Christchurch.

"Officers attended and it was reported that the male driver was in need of medical attention.

"The ambulance service has also attended and road closures have been put in place.

"We would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding as emergency services respond to the incident."

It is understood the man had a medical episode at the wheel.

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 14.45hrs to an incident in the Burton area. We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, an operations officer, a critical care car and an air ambulance.”

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