A motorcyclist involved in a crash in Weymouth this morning has sustained leg and arm injuries.

The crash happened on Lanehouse Rocks Road just before 7am.

Dorset Police was notified by the ambulance service to reports of a road traffic collision involving a motorcyclist outside the petrol station.

South Western Ambulance Service attended the scene. 

A police spokesman said the driver of the motorcycle sustained injuries to his leg and arm.

The ambulance service has confirmed the man was taken to hospital for further treatment.

The road was blocked as a result, but was reopened at around 7.30am.