Officers investigating a serious injury road traffic collision near Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

Dorset Police received a report at around 8pm on Saturday, October 29,  of a collision involving a black Ford Focus and a silver Mercedes on the A37 at Holywell Cross.

The driver of the Ford has sustained serious injuries and two passengers sustained minor injuries. All three have been taken to hospital for treatment.

A third passenger in the Ford – a six-year-old girl – has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.

The occupants of the Mercedes were uninjured.

The road is currently closed to allow emergency services to treat the injured people and safely deal with the incident.

Sergeant Sarah Jones, of the traffic unit, said: “We are carrying out a detailed investigation to establish the full circumstances of this collision and I would urge anyone who witnessed what happened to please contact us.

“I would also like to hear from anyone who may have captured anything of relevance on dashcam footage.

“Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding while the road closures are in place. These are necessarily to allow the emergency services to respond to the incident and for an examination of the scene to be conducted.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55220176334. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.