A ROAD in Poole has been closed this evening due to fallen trees.

Police have shut Bournemouth Road close to the junction with Mansfield Road. 

A Dorset Police spokesperson said around three or four trees have come down. 

Officers are currently in attendance and tree surgeons are expected to be on the scene in around an hour. 

Morebus said its M1 service will have to follow the M2 service as a result.

Posting on Twitter on around 7pm on Sunday, a Morebus spokesperson said: "Due to a land side at Castle Hill and two trees coming down, the road is completely blocked, as such the M1 service will have to follow the M2 route via North Road and Ashley road.

"We are unable to serve any stops between Ashley Cross and St Osmunds Church."

Ashort time later, Morebus said its M1 buses are now turning left at Station Road and then right at St Osmund's before resuming normal the route.