POLICE are investigating a road rage incident which saw white powder thrown into the face of a man and a teenage girl.

The incident saw officers, paramedics and the fire service attend reports of the assault at Fountain car park on High Street in Christchurch.

Paramedics irrigated the man's eyes but neither victim required any further medical treatment at the scene.

A Dorset Police spokesperson said: "We were called at 3.15pm on Thursday, August 22, to reports that a white powder had been thrown into the face of a man and a teenage girl in a car park on High Street in Christchurch in a suspected road rage incident at around 3pm.

"Inquiries are underway to establish what the powder is and who was involved in the assault. No arrests have been made at this time."