A CRASH on a main Isle of Wight route sparked a callout for police last night (Friday).

At around 9.30pm, officers were called to the scene on Morton Common.

They were responding to a report of a collision involving a single vehicle.

One person suffered minor injuries, a spokesperson for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary confirmed.

Southern Vectis Route 3 buses had to divert for a time. 

Earlier in the evening, officers were also alerted to a single vehicle crash between Newport and Cowes.

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At around 7pm, officers responded to a single vehicle collision on Whitehouse Road.

The incident, which involved a white Renault Trafic van, saw the road blocked for a time.

The County Press was told the van, which sustained significant front-end damage, came to rest in a ditch to the side of the road.