Bull killed and people injured in A31 crash
The crash, involving a lorry, a car and the bull, happened on the A31 near to the Sturminster Marshall junction, shortly after 01:00 BST.
Dorset Police said a number of people were taken to hospital for treatment to injuries not described as serious.
The road was closed in both directions between the Roundhouse Roundabout with the A350 and the Townsend Roundabout with the A35 near Bere Regis, until about 06:30.
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