A MAN and a woman sadly died after a crash near a Dorset landmark.

Police were called to an incident on the B3082 Blandford Road, near Badbury Rings, at 9.53pm on Sunday night (December 7).

There, they said a crash believed to involve a single vehicle – a white Vauxhall Grandland – had occurred.

“Emergency services attended and very sadly the occupants of the vehicle – a woman aged in her 50s and a man aged in his 30s – were both pronounced dead at the scene,” a Dorset Police spokesperson said. “Their families have been informed.”

The road was closed to allow the emergency services to respond and for investigations to begin, with the routes re-opening this morning (December 8).

Sergeant Dave Cotterill, of the Roads Policing Team, said: “Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the two people who sadly died at this extremely difficult time.

“We are continuing to make enquiries as we seek to establish the full circumstances of this incident.

“I would urge any witnesses who have not already spoken to police to please make contact with us.

“I would also ask anyone who was driving in the area around the relevant timeframe to please review any dashcam footage to see if they have captured anything to assist our investigation.

“Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding during the road closures. These are necessary to allow the emergency services to respond and for a detailed examination of the scene, as well as searches, to be carried out.”

Anyone with information about the crash should contact Dorset Police by email to scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting rference 7:442.