Man dies in Charmouth crash
The collision happened on Saturday afternoon in Lower Sea Lane
An investigation is continuing this morning into what caused a fatal crash in Charmouth.
Dorset Police was called at 12.22pm on Saturday (8 July) to reports of a single vehicle collision in Lower Sea Lane involving a silver Vauxhall Corsa.
The ambulance service attended but very sadly the driver, a man aged in his 60s, died at the scene. His family has been told and HM Coroner notified.
The road was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident. It reopened just before 3pm.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the collision are ongoing.
Police Constable Shaun Ferguson, from the traffic unit, said: “I would like to thank members of the public for their patience whilst the road remained closed, and would ask anyone who witnessed the incident and has not already spoken to officers to please contact us."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55230106353.