POWER cables were left dangling after a van collided with a telegraph pole in Three Legged Cross.

The white Vauxhall Vivaro van went through a front garden in Joys Road, overturned and hit the power cable just before 5.13pm last night (SUN 3).

Witnesses told the Daily Echo they saw a “huge blue flash” as the cables severed.

Callers dialling 999 said people were trapped inside the van, registered to a West Moors man.

The three occupants were all safely out of the vehicle by 5.20pm.

Paramedics treated one front seat passenger for head injuries, and all three people suffered minor cuts and bruises.

Dorset Police set up a road block at the mini roundabout and the junction with the B3082 Ringwood Road due to the electricity and telephone cables hanging down. The electricity and telephone companies attended, and the local authority was also called because there was oil on the road.

The van was recovered at around 6.30pm.