A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl was seriously injured after a crash in Dorchester on Saturday night (October 29).

The incident, involving a black Ford Focus and a silver Mercedes, occurred on the A37 at Holywell Cross.

The driver of the Ford sustained serious injuries and two passengers sustained minor injuries. All three were taken to hospital for treatment.

A third passenger in the Ford – a six-year-old girl – was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.

The occupants of the Mercedes were uninjured.

The road was closed for several hours to allow emergency services to treat the injured people and safely deal with the incident.

Officers investigating are now appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

Sergeant Sarah Jones, of the traffic unit, said: “We are carrying out a detailed investigation to establish the full circumstances of this collision and I would urge anyone who witnessed what happened to please contact us.

“I would also like to hear from anyone who may have captured anything of relevance on dashcam footage.

“Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding while the road closures are in place. These are necessarily to allow the emergency services to respond to the incident and for an examination of the scene to be conducted.”

Anyone with information should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk/contact, by email to scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 55220176334.

Alternatively, people can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.