A31 crash near Ferndown leads to arrest

A person has been arrested after a crash closed the A31 westbound near Ferndown today.

Dorset Police said officers were called at 12.15pm to a report of a collision involving three vehicles between Ameysford Roundabout and Canford Bottom Roundabouts, and the incident was first reported at 12.21pm.

Dorset Police later told the travel desk that one person had been arrested on suspicion of a driving offence and emergency services remained at the scene, while officers were in attendance.

The road remained shut two hours after the incident, with heavy traffic through Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne Road and Ham Lane, although traffic was still moving eastbound past the scene.