Toddler falls from car in rush hour

A toddler was thrown free from a car during rush hour after unfastening his baby seat, police have said.

The two-year-old from Dorchester was flung out of the car after managing to undo the harness and open the door.

The toddler suffered cuts and bruises to his face after falling out of his mother's Renault Clio on a busy roundabout along the A352 in West Stafford.

Dorset Police commented that the child had unfastened the seatbelt holding his child seat in place.

A police spokesman said: "A car was going round a roundabout when the car door flew open and a child in a child seat flew out on to the road.

"It appears during the journey the child managed to undo the seat belt allowing the seat to come loose.

"As the car negotiated the roundabout the child attached to the seat belt was ejected in to the road.

"Hospital staff confirmed the child seat has prevented more serious injuries to the child."

The toddler was kept in overnight at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester as a precaution for slight injuries.

Dorset Police are continuing to investigating the incident.

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