The A31 at Sturminster Marshall. Picture: Google Maps/ Street View AN ELDERLY woman is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash on the A31 in East Dorset. Police, fire and ambulance crews attended the scene of the collision involving a blue Honda Civic estate and a blue and green Ford Transit van in Sturminster Marshall at around 3pm on Thursday, July 29. Two women had to be freed from the Honda before being rushed to Dorset County Hospital for treatment. Dorset Police said it was subsequently confirmed that one of the women, aged in her 90s, is in a critical condition. Her family has been informed.