A SECTION of the road near Corfe Castle was closed after a lorry became stuck in a ditch.

Officers from Dorset Police put a closure in place on the B3069 between Corfe Castle and Kingston so that the vehicle could be recovered.

The road has now reopened.

A Dorset Police spokesman said: "We were called at 8.35am to a report of a single vehicle collision involving a refuse lorry that had collided with a concrete post and metal railings on the B3069 between Kingston and Corfe Castle.

"Recovery for the vehicle was arranged and the road was reopened at around 10.55am. There were no reports of any injuries."