8:11am Thursday 19th March 2009
By Louise Dunderdale
MOTORISTS were caught in a jam for three hours after a baby suffered serious injuries in a single vehicle accident that closed the A338 Spur Road southbound.
Police said the eight-month-old baby boy sustained a serious foot wound and was taken to Poole Hospital, then Salisbury Hospital for specialist treatment.
His 19-year-old mother from Bournemouth suffered suspected back and whiplash injuries after their blue Renault Clio ended up on its roof.
She got herself and her baby out of the vehicle at around 7.10am yesterday. A paramedic car and two ambulances attended.
The road was shut southbound between the B3073 Blackwater junction and the Cooper Dean flyover from around 7.30am until around 10.50am.
One motorist said he thought it must have been a multiple car pile up as it had taken him more than four hours to get to work.
Another said she was “beyond furious” after being stuck on a bus for one hour and 20 mins.
Around 50 people missed EasyJet and Ryanair flights to Malaga and Geneva leaving from Bournemouth airport.
Sergeant Nikki Burt, of the Ferndown traffic department, said they had to close the road until the extent of the baby’s injuries was established: “There is only one opportunity to secure evidence,” she said.
“The whole carriageway was closed to ensure the safety of the public and the emergency services at the scene. Dorset Police is always appreciative of the public’s patience.”
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