A MAN was taken to hospital following a crash in Ferndown this morning.

The crash in Wimborne Road East was reported to police at 11.35am and involved a scooter and a car.

Officers attended along with the ambulance service and the rider of the scooter was taken to Poole Hospital.

The extent of his injuries is not known.

The road was closed while emergency services attended but reopened at around 1.15pm.