A person was airlifted to hospital following a crash in north Dorset.

Police were called to a single-vehicle collision at Zig Zag Hill near Shaftesbury at 5.15pm today. It was reported that a vehicle had left the road.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We attended with the fire brigade in support.

"There are currently road closures in place.

"One person was taken to Southampton General Hospital in an air ambulance."