A man in his 80s has been killed following a collision between his car and a tractor near the Somerset-Dorset border.

Police are appealing for information following the fatal crash at Grants Hill in Bradford Abbas at 10.51am on Saturday June 22. 

The driver of a white Suzuki Celerio was pronounced dead at the scene, after a collision with a blue New Holland tractor. The tractor driver was uninjured.

Dorset Police said in a statement: "We are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision near Sherborne.

"Dorset Police received a report at 10.51am on Saturday 22 June 2024 relating to a collision at Grants Hill at Bradford Abbas involving a white Suzuki Celerio and a blue New Holland tractor.

"Emergency services attended and very sadly the driver of the Suzuki, a local man aged in his 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His family has been informed.

"The driver of the tractor was uninjured.

"Road closures were put in place to allow the emergency services to respond to the incident and for an examination of the collision scene to be carried out."

Sergeant Richard Stroud, of Dorset Police's Roads Policing Team, said: “Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the man who very sadly died in this collision.

“We are conducting a full and thorough investigation to establish the circumstances of what happened. I would urge any witnesses, or anyone who may have captured relevant dashcam footage, to please make contact with us.

“Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding while the road closures were in place.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 22:185.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.