An overturned A31 truck near Wimborne caused chaos for drivers on Friday.
The accident happened at 10.13 on Friday, when the truck overturned on A31 on the roundabout of Merley Bird.
Police, an ambulance and a fire brigade were called to the scene.
The road was initially closed between the Canford Bottom and Lake Gates roundabouts.
4 – 13 – X6 – Due to an overturned truck between Lake Gates and Canford Bottom A31 is closed. This causes serious delays in our services around Wimborne and Ferndown, as traffic is looking for alternative routes around the closure. Please use the network to track your bus in real time ^ JB
– morebus (@Morebusco) June 24, 2022
National highways have advised drivers to avoid the area altogether, warning of long delays and prolonged road closures.
Morebus tweeted that the partial closure of the road was causing delays for them as well.
The road to the west was reopened just after noon so that traffic could move, but the truck was not expected to return until 9 p.m.
RECEPTION: A31 partially reopens after a truck overturns, but will not be restored until tonight
This was later updated by National Highways to happen overnight.
#Dorset # A31 east between # B3078 #Wimborne & # B3073 #LittleCanford is open again. The overturned vehicle remained in place at the #Merley Roundabout, with traffic being driven along the scene of the accident. Recovery is arranged overnight. Please be careful. pic.twitter.com/e14bMLpvtv
– National Highways: Southwest (@HighwaysSWEST) June 24, 2022
A TA spokesman for the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service said they were also involved in the diesel spill.
A spokesman for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 10.12am for a road accident on the A31 near Wimborne.
“The resources we sent included an operations officer, two double-crew land ambulances and a critical care vehicle. We took a patient by land ambulance to Poole Hospital.
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