A DRIVER had a lucky escape after his car flipped onto the roof in an accident in Corscombe.

The road at Court Hill was partially blocked for more than an hour following the incident at around 8am this morning outside the Fox Inn.

A Dorset Police spokesperson said the car, a blue Peugeot 106 registered to a man from Somerset, had flipped onto its roof, but no other vehicles were involved in the accident.

The spokesperson added that the driver had suffered 'very minor injuries'.

The road was clear at around 9.45am.