ONE person has been injured after a car crashed into a tree on the Hampshire/Dorset border this morning.

Emergency services are dealing with the incident between Ringwood and Matchams off Hurn Road, which runs alongside the A338 Ashley Heath to Bournemouth road.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said officers were called to the collision believed to be near Egmont Drive, involving the green Renault Clio, around 8.49am.

An ambulance has been requested and the spokesman said there could be serious injuries to one person.

The air ambulance could be called to the scene, she added.