Child seriously injured in Corfe Mullen collision

A child pedestrian received serious injuries in a collision with a white Smart ForTwo car at 4.22pm on Sunday 17 March on the B3074 Blandford Road, near to the junction with Ridgeway,

Emergency services attended and the child was taken to hospital.

Road closures were put in place to allow the emergency services to respond and for an examination of the collision scene to be carried out.

Sergeant Dave Cotterill, of the traffic unit, said: “We are conducting a full investigation into the circumstances of this collision and I am appealing for any witnesses who have not already spoken to police to please get in touch.

“I would also urge any motorists who were in the vicinity with dashcam fitted to please review their footage to see if they have captured anything of relevance.

“Finally, I would like to thank motorists for their patience and understanding while the road closures have been in place. These are absolutely necessary to enable the emergency services to respond and for a detailed examination of the scene to be carried out.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 17:396. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.