A child was taken to hospital following a collision in Chapelhay.

Dorset Police said they were advised of the incident on Franchise Street just before 4pm today.

A spokesman for the police said: β€œIt would appear a 10-year-old child ran out between cars into the path of a slow moving vehicle.”

The child sustained injuries and was taken to hospital, but officers said the injuries are not life-threatening.

The car involved was a black Ford Fiesta.