A DRIVER was taken to hospital after their car flipped over near Dorchester.

Firefighters were called to reports of a vehicle fire yesterday evening on on the West Stafford bypass.

A crew from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue team was called to the scene at 10.42pm.

A spokesman said: “We received a call to a vehicle fire following an RTC on the West Stafford road from Dorchester.

"A crew from Dorchester attended and found that a vehicle had rolled over, there were no persons trapped and no fire. Fire crews made the scene safe.

"Four casualties were treated for minor injuries by the ambulance service.”

Dorset Police were also called to the scene.

A police spokesman said the car left the road and crashed into a sign before rolling over.

They said: “We were called at 10.39pm to a report of a single vehicle collision. The vehicle had left the road and was in collision with a sign post. I believe the vehicle then rolled over.”

They added: “There were no serious injuries, but the driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.”