A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital with whiplash injuries after a collision with a car on the A35 Puddletown bypass, police said.

Dorset Police said the male rider of a grey Yamaha motorcycle was taken to Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, after the collision near the turning for Tolpuddle on Friday afternoon.

The driver of a red Nissan Micra is believed to be shocked but uninjured after the collision on the eastbound carriageway.