MOTORISTS were disrupted this afternoon after a van driver crashed into a verge on the main road through Amesbury.

The driver reportedly crashed on Salisbury Road, heading southbound through the town, and hit a post shortly before 3pm on Friday, July 5.

Several police officers arrived on the scene to conduct traffic and cordon off the pavement as oil leaked down the road.

A van driver crashed on Salisbury Road in Amesbury on Friday afternoon, July 5.A van driver crashed on Salisbury Road in Amesbury on Friday afternoon, July 5. (Image: Newsquest)

PC Sainsbury said the van driver had collided into the side of the road but had no injuries.

An ambulance arrived on the scene as a precaution and the van was recovered by Ashley Wood at around 4.30pm.