AN injured person has been taken to hospital following a crash involving three vehicles on a Dorset road.

The collision happened on the A354 near Blandford Forum. The road has now reopened and queues have clesred according to reports.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said they closed the road while colleagues in the ambulance service attended and vehicles were recovered.

According to police, a call reporting the incident came in at around 11.16am after the collision happened at the A354 junction with Langton Long, Blandford.

The crash involved a silver Vauxhall Insignia, a blue Mercedes Sprinter panel van and a red Volvo V40.

One person has been taken to hospital but their injuries are not believed to be serious, the police spokesman said.