A man has been taken to hospital after his car overturned in a crash on the A354.

The single-vehicle crash occurred at Pimperne this morning.

It involved a blue Seat Ibiza which had rolled and landed on its roof.

Dorset Police was called to the incident at 5.37am.

A police spokesman said: “We were called by the ambulance service to reports of a collision on the A354 at Pimperne.

“The road was closed between Thickthorn Cross and Salisbury Road roundabout at Blandford while emergency services dealt with the incident.

“The road was reopened at around 7.50am. The driver of the Ibiza, a man aged in his 20s and from Verwood, sustained cuts to his face and was taken to hospital for treatment.”