Serious Purbeck crash sees man airlifted to hospital
Dorset Police believe his injuries are life threatening
Last updated 24th Dec 2021
Officers investigating a serious crash in Purbeck are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
At 6.11pm on Thursday 23 December 2021 Dorset Police received a report of a collision on the A352 near East Knighton involving a white Renault Trafic van and a blue Ford Ranger.
The driver of the Ford, a man aged in his 50s, was taken by air ambulance to Southmead Hospital in Bristol for treatment to injuries that were believed to be life-threatening. His family are aware.
Road closures were put in place to allow the emergency services to respond to the incident and have remained in place for an examination of the collision scene to be carried out.
Sergeant Dave Cotterill, of the traffic unit, said: “We are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the collision and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed it to please contact us if you have not already spoken to police.
“I would also urge anyone who was travelling in the area around the time of the collision to check any dashcam footage they may have for anything that might assist our investigation.
“Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding during the road closures. These are absolutely necessary to allow the emergency services to deal with the incident and for a full examination of the scene to be conducted.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/do-it-online/, via email SCIT@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 23:566.