A MAJOR Dorset road has been reopened after it was partially closed due to a crash.

One lane of the A35 westbound was closed from A31, Shell Roundabout, Bere Regis, to B3390, Affpuddle/Tolpuddle turn off.

Two people have suffered minor injuries.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We received a report at 8.49am that a lorry was on its side near to Bere Regis on the A35."

The lorry has been recovered and the lane has now been reopened.

Traffic has returned to normal.