A woman was taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle crash.

The A352 was closed at East Knighton following the incident between Gatemore Road and Blacknoll Lane. 

Police were on scene.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We were called at 7.30am this morning to reports of a collision near the Countryman Inn in East Knighton.

"It is believed to have involved four vehicles.

"Ambulance and fire were requested."

A spokesman for South Western Ambulance Service said a woman had suffered minor injuries and was taken to Dorset County Hospital for treatment. 

Firefighters at the scene said nobody had become trapped in their vehicle.

The incident was affecting traffic between Broadmayne and Wool.

The road reopened at 9.05am.