The crash happened on the A35 near Winterbourne Abbas
A crash involving a car and two motorbikes has forced the closure of a main route through Dorset.
The crash on the A35 near Winterbourne Abbas happened at about 09:30 BST.
The road has been shut in both directions between the A37 Monkeys Jump roundabout, near Poundbury, and the A3066 near Bridport.
National Highways has urged drivers to follow a diversion, marked with hollow diamond diversion symbols, and allow extra time for their journeys.
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