Car hits tree after colliding with other vehicle between Shaftesbury and Gillingham

Police are appealing for witnesses after a road traffic collision caused a car to hit a tree between Shaftesbury and Gillingham.

Two cars collided on the B3081 at around 8.30pm on Tuesday December 4 - with Dorset Police hoping witnesses can clarify what happened.

A black Vauxhall Astra, driven by a 26-year-old Gillingham man, hit a tree after making contact with a black Ford Focus - being driven by a 43-year-old woman from Gillingham.

Police Constable Heidi Moxam of Poole Police Traffic Unit said: "This was a nasty collision and both drivers are extremely lucky not to have been badly hurt.

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"As part of our investigation into the circumstances of this incident, I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed what happened, or believes they saw either of these vehicles travelling along the B3081 prior to the collision."

Both drivers were taken to hospital but escaped serious injury.