A CRASH in Poole caused a large diesel spill which forced the closure of three roads for nearly three hours.

The incident occurred last night over the road in the areas of Dorset Way and Yarrow Road. Both roads were closed as was the nearby Old Wareham Road.

Dorset Police say they were called at 6.55pm on Sunday, January 23, to “reports of a vehicle spilling a large amount of diesel over the road”.

BCP Council was also asked to attend to help make the road safe again.

Morebus experienced delays due to the incident throughout the evening. A spokesperson tweeted: “Due to the police closing Yarrow Road from the roundabout at each end, the service will terminate and restart from the Roundabout with the junction of Mannings Heath Road.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

Closures were eventually lifted and the road reopened at around 9.30pm.